Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 24/08/2026In advance of World Mental Health Day, join us online to learn how rural museums can use their green spaces to support mental health, with speakers from Ulster Folk Museum and Museum of English Rural Life Thursday 8th October, 3pm - 4:30pm, online 👉To book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rmn-agm-an...eventbrite.co.ukRMN AGM and Seminar 2026Rural Museums Network AGM followed by Rural Voices Seminar: 'Museums as spaces for health and wellbeing' 000
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Join us on Thursday 11th June where we will look at how museums can digitise and share their moving picture archives with speakers from Northern Ireland Screen, the Museum of English Rural Life and UistFilm Thursday 11th June 3pm – 4:30pm Online 👉To book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digitising...eventbrite.co.ukDigitising Film Archives: preservation and accessibilityThis Rural Museums Network online seminar will share experiences of three projects digitising their moving image archives. 000
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 08/05/2026In the run up to Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month, join our ‘GRT in Conversation’ event where Billy Welch, main organiser of Appleby Horse Fair, talks with Beamish Museum’s Senior Keeper Seb Littlewood Thursday 14th May 12:30pm – 1:30pm Online 👉To book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grt-in-con...eventbrite.co.ukGRT in ConversationIn the run up to Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month join Rural Museums Network's GRT in Conversation event. 010
Reposted by Rural Museums NetworkThe Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 13/03/2026good Friday afternoon thought experiment 1111517
Reposted by Rural Museums NetworkThe Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 19/02/2026A spirit watches over Dartmoor. His face is granite grey. His eyes are dark as peat pools. His name is Old Crockern. And today he’s at The Museum of English Rural Life. Learn Crockern's story on Absolute Units, w/ Ruth Webb & @lisaschneidau.bsky.social, out now! merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...merl.reading.ac.ukAbsolute Units podcast - The Museum of English Rural LifeCome for the big sheep. Stay for the history of rural England and its people. 823039
Reposted by Rural Museums NetworkRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 15/01/2026JOIN US: our Associate Fellowship category is for those at an earlier stage their research careers - for example, completion of a #History PhD, or history professionals (teachers, curators, archivists etc) who make research possible. Applications welcome at any time bit.ly/44r8NTg #Skystorians 1/2bit.lyApply for Associate Fellowship - RHSClosing dates for next applications: Mondays 9 March and 11 May 2026 Associate Fellowship recognises the contribution made by a wide range of historical researchers and advocates for History with es... 11313
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 01/12/2025This Thursday, we’ll be looking at how we can rethink rural museums through auditing and rationalising collections, with speakers from Ulster Folk Museum and the Food Museum. Thursday 4th December 3pm - 4:15pm Online 👉For details and to book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rethinking...eventbrite.co.ukRethinking the Rural Life Museum: “Irons, Pots and Griddles oh my!”Join us to hear how two RMN member organisations are approaching Audit and Rationalisation in their museums... 020
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 24/11/2025In the last of our 2025 seminars, we will look at how we can rethink rural museums through auditing and rationalising collections, with speakers from Ulster Folk Museum and the Food Museum. Thursday 4th December 3pm - 4:15pm Online 👉For details and to book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rethinking...eventbrite.co.ukRethinking the Rural Life Museum: “Irons, Pots and Griddles oh my!”Join us to hear how two RMN member organisations are approaching Audit and Rationalisation in their museums... 010
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 03/11/2025This Thursday, join us to discover how museums can collect and study rural protest, with an online seminar hosted by Museum of English Rural Life's Curator, Ollie Douglas. Thursday 6th November 3pm – 4:15pm online 👉For details and to book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/collecting...eventbrite.co.ukCollecting and Studying Rural ProtestMoments of rural unrest can be long-simmering or very short-lived. So, how do we begin to grapple with these histories in museums? 040
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 17/10/2025How can museums collect, document and study rural protest? That’s the question our next seminar will seek to answer, exploring the topic of rural protest and what the role of museums can be. Thursday 6th November 3pm – 4:15pm online 👉For details and to book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/collecting...eventbrite.co.ukCollecting and Studying Rural ProtestMoments of rural unrest can be long-simmering or very short-lived. So, how do we begin to grapple with these histories in museums? 022
Reposted by Rural Museums NetworkOllie Douglas @olliedouglas.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Here is a brilliant new episode of Absolute Units with @timjerrome.bsky.social. Co-presented and very professionally produced by the inimitable @joevaughan.net, as always. merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...merl.reading.ac.ukAbsolute Units - The Museum of English Rural Life podcastCome for the big animals. Stay for fascinating and surprising stories about England's rural past, as told by our collections. 2369
Reposted by Rural Museums NetworkYorkshire Dales National Park @yorkshiredales.org.uk · 10/10/2025On World Mental Health Day remember that it's ok not to be ok. It’s also ok to talk about it and ask for help. And remember that spending some time in nature can benefit your mental health 👇 yorkshiredales.org.uk/healing-with... 📸 Wendy McDonnell #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth 26213
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Less than a week to go! Join us online as Bob Powell, specialist in historic farming and heavy horses, talks about Herefordshire ‘Cart Horse’ history. Book now for our online seminar – Thursday 2nd October 3pm 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/herefordsh...eventbrite.co.ukHerefordshire 'Cart Horse' HistoryRural Museums Network AGM followed by Seminar with Q&A with historic farming specialist Bob Powell 011
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 14/09/2025Join us on Thursday 2nd October for the first in our autumn seminar series where the fascinating Bob Powell, former curator of the Weald & Downland Museum and Highland Folk Museum, will be talking about Herefordshire Cart Horse history. 👉 Book your ticket now www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/herefordsh...eventbrite.co.ukHerefordshire 'Cart Horse' HistoryRural Museums Network AGM followed by Seminar with Q&A with historic farming specialist Bob Powell 020
Reposted by Rural Museums NetworkThe Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 04/09/2025New Absolute Units is live! Tune in for episode 10, as we chat to photographer & sheep farmer Amy Bateman about digital technology on modern farms: from advantages, to risks. Listen & subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso... 110517
Reposted by Rural Museums NetworkOrkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Are your sheep always turning up late for work? Are they taking too long on their lunch break or simply struggling to get through the workload? Are they always just mucking about? Then you need some 30731165
Reposted by Rural Museums NetworkThe Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 25/07/2025thanks for the very kind messages about our newest podcast with Man in the Woods! if you're looking for a gentle listen this weekend, treat yourself to something nice and join us as we talk about walking through the countryside and making art from what you find: merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso... 111115
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Less than a week to go! Discover how your #rural #museum can be an ally of your local indigenous #language including Welsh, Irish Gaelic, Cornish and Scottish Gaelic. Book now for our online seminar - Thursday 1st May 2.30pm 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rural-muse... 020
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 17/04/2025We’re delighted to be working with the International Association of Agricultural Museums on a joint event at @themerl.bsky.social Back on Track – facing twin challenges of the 21st Century 9-11 May Full programme and booking information for this free event 👉 www.ruralmuseums.org.uk?page_id=1876 020
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Want to know how your #rural #museum can be an ally of your local indigenous #language including Welsh, Irish Gaelic, Cornish and Scottish Gaelic? Then our next seminar is for you! ⏰ Thursday 1st May 2.30pm 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rural-muse...eventbrite.co.ukRural Museums as allies of indigenous British languagesJoin us online as we explore how rural museums can support indigenous British languages. 021
Reposted by Rural Museums NetworkJoe Vaughan @joevaughan.net · 01/04/2025Absolute Units is already in the top 100 History charts on Apple Podcasts!! 🙇 3799
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 01/04/2025This Thursday! Find out how Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) - a tradition, practice, or living expression of a group or community, inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants - applies to rural museums. Book now for our spring seminar 👉 www.ruralmuseums.org.uk?page_id=1854 030
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Thursday 3 April 2025, 3.00pm – 4.00pm. Online, via Zoom 000
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is a tradition, practice, or living expression of a group or community, inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants. Intrigued about how this applies to rural museums? Book now for our spring seminar 👉 www.ruralmuseums.org.uk?page_id=1854 100
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Want to find out more about Intangible Cultural Heritage and what it means for Rural Museums? Book now for the first of our 2025 seminars at 3pm on Thursday 3 April via Zoom. Tickets are just £5 for non-members. To find out more and to book your space visit www.ruralmuseums.org.uk?page_id=1854 032
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Fantastic first “Chewing the Cud” session of 2025 - these are our informal online sessions for members when we ask someone to present something they’re working on or a topic close to their heart, open the floor to questions and discussions and see where it leads…! 001
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 26/02/2025So pleased you could join us for today’s discussion - so many extra leads and potential contacts were shared to support Jenny’s ongoing research, we hope she’ll come back and let us know what she discovers! 010
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Love this! Who knew that in Wiltshire a “not-cow” was a cow without horns? 010
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Some of our recent work - the Rural Relevance Toolkit was intended for non-specialists and is designed to build confidence in managing, and enthusiasm for using, rural collections in museums. We hope it’s useful and would love to hear feedback and any suggestions to improve it further! 020
Rural Museums Network @ruralmuseums.bsky.social · 19/01/2025To introduce ourselves here on Bluesky, take a look at this short film about us. The Rural Museums Network are a registered charity, aimed at promoting learning and encouraging a wider understanding of the UK’s rural heritage. Find out more at www.RuralMuseums.org.uk m.youtube.com/watch?si=ZlR...m.youtube.comIntroducing the Rural Museums Network - FullYouTube video by Rural Museums Network 032