In 2014, I wrote an article for the UK’s ‘Heavy Horse World’ titled “Rush Collars – rare survival from the horse era”. The following is a reappraisal of my article concentrating on sedge horse collars associated specifically with the county of Norfolk, England. There is little doubt that “sedge” and “rush” collars are different products,… Continue reading Sedge Horse Collars from Norfolk, England
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Canada Agriculture and Food Museum (Canada)
The Finnish Agricultural Museum Sarka (Finland)
AFMA: Fédération des musées d’agriculture et du patrimoine rural (France)
Website: https://en.museesagriculture.fr/ AFMA exists to safeguard and promote rural heritage in all its aspects (traditional tools and agricultural machinery, rural architecture and landscape and intangible heritage). “Agricultural” is taken in the broadest sense here, including wine-growing, stock-breeding, the cultivation of textile plants, uses of the forest, hunting, fresh-water fishing, an so on, in all periods.
The Museum of English Rural Life (Great Britain)
Website: merl.reading.ac.uk The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) at the University of Reading uses its diverse collections to explore how the skills and experiences of rural people, past and present, help shape our lives.
Association for Agro-history and Culture Study in Kansai (Japan)
Website: http://www.ka-ahcs.org/
Stilfinga Jaermuseet (Norway)
Website: https://www.jaermuseet.no/ Jærmuseet is a family of museums at 12 different locations across the Jæren region, that give an insight into agriculture and building traditions, industry and city history, aeroplanes and life by the sea.
The Museum of Agriculture and Food Industry in Szreniawa (Poland)
Website: https://muzeum-szreniawa.pl/
Muzeul Naţional al Agriculturii (Romania)
Website: https://muzeulagriculturii.ro/
Auchindrain Trust (Scotland)
Website: https://www.auchindrain.org.uk/ Urras Achadh an Droighinn/The Auchindrain Trust Step back in time and discover Scotland’s rural history at Auchindrain, the most complete and well-preserved example of a Scottish Highland farm township.
National Museum of Rural Life (Scotland)
Website: https://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-rural-life/
Slovene Ethnographic Museum (Slovenia)
Website: https://www.etno-muzej.si/sl/slovene-ethnographic-museum
Howell Living History Farm (USA)
Website: https://howellfarm.org/ Howell Farm’s calendar reflects the cycles of a fully functioning, working farm in Pleasant Valley, New Jersey during the years 1890 – 1910.
Tillers International (USA)
Website: https://www.tillersinternational.org/ Supporting the development of traditional skills, knowledge, and productivity around the world.
AIMA 2021 (19th AIMA Congress)
COMING SOON! – YouTube content links to presentations from AIMA’s Past and Future Agricultures, hosted by the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL), virtually on 22-26 July 2021. A conference proceedings (issued as a PDF) will follow in 2022.