The Early Modern period in Europe was itself a “hotbed” of innovation involving glass, often attested in renowned publications such as Diderot’s and D’Alembert’s Encyclopédie, among other remarkable sources. Come and explore hotbeds, bellglasses, “lights”, pane-production techniques and the debate on what might be “natural” … or not.
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AIMA, ALHFAM, EXARC “Finding Common Ground” November 16, 2022 AIMA Lecture
Please register under: aimalecturesreg@gmail.com by Nov 12th. We will then provide you with the Zoom-Link to attend the lecture.
Food Awareness & Loss 2022 AIMA Lecture Series
AIMA recognizes the International Day of World Awareness of Food Loss and Waste The International Association of Agricultural Museums (AIMA) invites you to a one-hour program via ZOOM. Speakers will address museum collections, policies, protocol, and programming aimed at increasing awareness of the numerous costs of food loss and waste. To join the event, please… Continue reading Food Awareness & Loss 2022 AIMA Lecture Series
World Bee Day 2022 AIMA Lecture Series
CELEBRATING WORLD BEE DAY WITH AIMA, International Association of Agricultural Museums You can listen to the 2022 World Bee Day Digital AIMA Lecture HERE: GOOD BEEKEEPING PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE APICULTURE We are more and more aware of the significance of beekeeping for agriculture and in preserving biodiversity. Traditionally, beekeeping was important for bee products, while… Continue reading World Bee Day 2022 AIMA Lecture Series
World Donkey Day 2022 AIMA Lecture Series
Register now!Donkeys are an integral part of the culture, the history and the future in numerous countries in the world. Donkeys (and mules parented by donkeys) have been, and still are, important for agricultural production and marketing as well as for transport. Donkey traditions have been encapsulated in museums around the world, but donkey technologies… Continue reading World Donkey Day 2022 AIMA Lecture Series
2023 AIMA Invited to India
AIMA members have accepted India as the venue for the next AIMA Congress, 13-18 October 2023. Listen to Surajit Sarkar’s invitation here. Organizers: Surajit Sarkar, Nerupama Modwel and Vijay Aditya. For details, click on this AIMA webpage.
AIMA 2021 Proceedings & Recordings
le français suit 2021 AIMA Conference Proceedings and Links to Recorded Keynotes and Sessions Available Here (June 20, 2023) First content from AIMA 2021 Congress goes live Dear AIMA members, we are delighted to share with you the keynote presentations from this year’s International Association of Agricultural Museums Congress, AIMA 2021. These three presentations cover… Continue reading AIMA 2021 Proceedings & Recordings
Österreichisches Landwirtschaftsmuseum Europaschloss Leiben (Austria)
Website: https://www.leiben.gv.at/Unser_Leiben/Europaschloss_Leiben/Oesterreichisches_Landwirtschaftsmuseum The Austrian Agricultural Museum features tractors manufactured between 1910 and 1941, field equipment, and demonstration models collected by Martin Trausnitz.
Centrum voor Agrarische Geschiedenis (Belgium)
Website: https://cagnet.be/ The Agricultural History Center (CAG) preserves, studies, and makes accessible the history and heritage of agriculture, food and rural life in Flanders and Brussels since 1750.
Groentenmuseum Belgique (Belgium)
Website: https://www.tgrom.be The Museum of the Vegetable Region maintains a two-hectare open-air museum that engages guests in historic and contemporary vegetable cultivation.
Malagne Archeoparc de Rochefort (Belgium)
Website: www.malagne.be A protected archaeological site dedicated to experiential research in the Gallo-Roman era.
National Museum of Agriculture (Czech Republic)
Website: https://www.nzm.cz/en The National Museum of Agriculture began in 1918 as the Czech Agricultural Museum. The institution includes six historic sites, the earliest dated to 1848, and collections that help guests explore technology, rural life, hunting, forestry, brewing and more.
National Open Air Museum (Czech Republic)
Website: https://www.nmvp.cz/en/roznov The Wallachian Open Air Museum includes timber structures from the region arranged to guide guests through early rural life, village industry, and water power in mill villages.
Estonian Rural Museums Foundation (Estonia)
Website: http://www.maaelumuuseumid.ee/en This foundation supports three institutions including the Estonian Agricultural Museum, the Farm Museum of C. R. Jakobson, and Tori Stud Farm
Le Compa, Conservatoire de l’agriculture (France)
Website: https://lecompa.fr/ The largest museum in France dedicated to agriculture.