Monthly Archives: January 2024

Rural Relevance: How to identify, care for & share rural collections Free Training: Thursday 21 March 2024 1-3pm, Online Do you want to feel more confident about using your rural collection in a greater range of stories and activities, creating … Continue reading →

Image credit: The Museum of English Rural Life/University of Reading The Rural Museums Network’s Autumn Rural Voices seminar series concluded with the opportunity to hear from four leaders in their field as we critically examined the issues of contemporary and near-collecting … Continue reading →

Image credit: The Museum of English Rural Life/University of Reading The Rural Museums Network’s autumn Rural Voices seminar series continued with the chance to hear from three curators who have developed prominent food-themed temporary exhibitions. This session was hosted by Guy Baxter, … Continue reading →

Image credit: The Museum of English Rural Life/University of Reading The first seminar of the Rural Museums Network’s autumn Rural Voices series saw us joined by Guy Baxter, archivist at the Museum of English Rural Life, to discuss the opportunities and challenges … Continue reading →