Category Archives: RMN news

Tackling the Climate Crisis with the Power of Rural Museums

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Hannah Jackson

The climate and biodiversity crises are a real threat to our culture and way of life, particularly in rural areas. Every museum has a role to play in climate and biodiversity action – from the stories we choose to tell … Continue reading →

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Mental Health in Rural Communities

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Hannah Jackson

10 October was World Mental Health Day and mental health in rural communities was the focus of a Rural Museums Network seminar in 2024. The day is an opportunity to talk about mental health issues and to mobilize efforts in … Continue reading →

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Exploring how to identify, care for and share rural collections

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Hannah Jackson

We’re delighted to be able to share with you a new resource aimed at exploring how to identify, care for and share rural collections. The Rural Relevance toolkit for museums was created because of a skills and knowledge gap identified … Continue reading →

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So, you’ve joined the Network but why not go the whole hog?

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Hannah Jackson

The Rural Museums Network is run by a dedicated committee of volunteers who support members, organise events and initiate projects. The committee are always keen to ensure that they represent the network as a whole – in terms of the … Continue reading →

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Save the date for the 2018 Annual Seminar

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Hannah Jackson

Save the date!  The annual seminar of the Rural Museums Network will take place on Sunday 30 September and Monday 1 October 2018 at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse in Norfolk. Join us on Sunday 30 September and experience the museum’s … Continue reading →

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Your guide to interpreting carriages

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Hannah Jackson

As part of Staffordshire Archives & Heritage’s Arts Council Resilience funded ‘Moving On’ project, a new ‘Guide to Interpreting Carriages’ has been produced. It is available as a free download at www.staffordshirecarriages.org.uk Horse-drawn carriages are found in museum collections across … Continue reading →

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Rural Museums Network Development Study vacancy

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Hannah Jackson

On this post you find attached an advert for a consultant/worker to undertake a primarily desk-based review of RMN’s current activities and make recommendations regarding our future development. This work is being commissioned following discussion by the RMN committee and the detailed … Continue reading →

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Rural Museums Network Annual Conference 2015

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Ken Coley

Annual Conference 2015 The Preservation and Interpretation of Historic Farm Buildings   The Rural Museums Network annual conference for 2015 will be held in Scotland on 20th and 21st May. It is being hosted jointly by Urras Achadh an Droighinn/The … Continue reading →

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Settling House settles into new museum home

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Ken Coley

The Settling House or Counting House from the old cattle market in nearby Bury St Edmunds has been removed, restored and is now on show as an exhibit at the Museum of East Anglian Life at Stowmarket. Click here for … Continue reading →

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2014 AGM and Conference

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Ken Coley

The theme for this year’s Conference was larger and working objects in museums.  On Wednesday 14th May we met at the S.E. Davis Collection at Astwood Bank near Redditch. Tim Bryan of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust, Skills for the Future … Continue reading →

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