Announcements – Agricultural Museums

2026 Congress of International Agricultural Museums

The UNESCO World Heritage Site Lorsch Abbey (Germany) will host the 2026 Congress of International Agricultural Museums (CIMA). Intangible Cultural Heritage in a Museum Context: The Role of Agricultural Museums, Living History Sites and Archaeological Open-Air Museums 5-8 March 2026 We are happy to announce our first Keynote-Speaker for the upcoming CIMA 2026 in Lorsch: Alexander Langlands Dr Alex… Continue reading 2026 Congress of International Agricultural Museums

Rural Museum Network’s “Chewing the Cud” 4 December 2025 webinar, 3:00-4:15 GMT

Rethinking the Rural Life Museum: “Irons, Pots and Griddles oh my!” Thursday 4 December 2025, 3.00pm – 4.15pm. Online, via Zoom. Book here: Rethinking the Rural Life Museum: “Irons, Pots and Griddles oh my!” Tickets, Thu 4 Dec 2025 at 15:00 | Eventbrite Join us to hear how two RMN member organisations are approaching Audit… Continue reading Rural Museum Network’s “Chewing the Cud” 4 December 2025 webinar, 3:00-4:15 GMT

Rural Museum Network’s “Chewing the Cud” 6 November 2025 webinar, 3:00-4:15 pm GMT

Collecting and Studying Rural Protest: Speaker Sessions with Q&A Thursday 6 November 2025, 3.00pm – 4.15pm. Online, via Zoom. Book here: Collecting and Studying Rural Protest Tickets, Thu 6 Nov 2025 at 15:00 | Eventbrite Moments of rural unrest can be long-simmering or very short-lived. They can be explosively public or orchestrated in hidden ways by… Continue reading Rural Museum Network’s “Chewing the Cud” 6 November 2025 webinar, 3:00-4:15 pm GMT

150th Anniversary of Agricultural Museology in Poland

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of agricultural museology in Polish lands, the National Museum of Agriculture and Food Industry in Szreniawa, Poland, hosted the international conference, “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow of Agricultural Museology,” 18-19 September in Szreniawa, Poland. The conference recognized the establishment of the Museum of Industry and Agriculture in Warsaw on 5… Continue reading 150th Anniversary of Agricultural Museology in Poland

World Bee Day 2025 AIMA Lecture Series

The International Association of Agricultural Museums is pleased to announce the 2025 World Bee Day lecture, 20 May 2025, 14:00 CEST. The program – free to those who pre-register – features the following experts: Dr. Maja Ivana Smodiš Škerl, Researcher at the Animal Production Department, Beekeeping, Agricultural institute of Slovenia Dr. Michael Rubinigg, Data scientist and… Continue reading World Bee Day 2025 AIMA Lecture Series

Agriculture & the International Year of Glass 2022

Agriculture? Glass? What’s the connection? Fig. 1. Stained Glass Panel, Labours of the Months (October – breaking up clods and scattering wheat), 1450-1475, England. From Cassiobury Park, Hertfordshire. Source: Commons Wikimedia. Have you ever thought about how farmers and market gardeners care for “baby” plants, for example, by covering them with a glass cloche to… Continue reading Agriculture & the International Year of Glass 2022

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

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

Virtual “Draft Animals” and a Virtual “Plowing Match” before they happen! A note from Bob Powell

Before I begin, I will blame this impromptu personal “blog” on our colleagues and friends, Cozette Griffin Kremer and Claus Kropp who suggested, nay twisted my arm, to write something to link two up and coming events. As 2021 proceeds still under the effects of the Covid-19 virus, two related “virtual” events are occurring. Firstly,… Continue reading Virtual “Draft Animals” and a Virtual “Plowing Match” before they happen! A note from Bob Powell