Resources

This page includes a number of resources that may be of interest to members, including exhibitions, conferences, and awards.

UPCOMING / ONGOING EVENTS OF INTEREST TO MEMBERS

THE RURAL MUSEUMS NETWORK

The Rural Museums Network is pleased to launch its 2023 Autumn Seminar Series. Join us for these monthly seminars to hear expert speakers and museum professionals share how rural collections and sites can tell diverse contemporary issues.

On 5th October at 3.00pm join RMN and Guy Baxter, archivist at the Museum of English Rural Life, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of collections commercialisation. Guy will share his experiences of dealing with the constant demands for The MERL’s vast photographic archive from researchers, the media, and the wider community. Tickets here.

On 2nd November at 3.00pm we’re joined by three curators who have developed prominent food-themed temporary exhibitions. Katherine Bridges (The Food Museum), Marianne Templeton (The Wellcome Collection) and Rupert Cole (The Science Museum) will explore diverse issues including contemporary creative responses, the complexities of explaining new science and technology, and merging loan materials with local collections. Tickets here.

And on 7th December at 3.00pm we’re discussing the issues of contemporary and near-collecting tractors and agri-tech. Together with Stuart Gibbard, Felicity McWilliams, Ben Russell and David Rose we will discuss collections development as it pertains to new and evolving farm technologies, the current gaps in museum holdings in these areas, and explore past challenges and future opportunities. Tickets here.

AIMA supporting A Year On The Field Project