We recently held a cultural event on May 14th, demonstrating traditional Korean farming practices through a live oxen ploughing performance at our museum’s outdoor terraced fields. This event not only showcased the ‘Gyeori farming culture’ but also featured a hands-on rice planting experience with over 200 students from a nearby elementary school, emphasizing the importance… Continue reading Ox Ploughing at the National Agricultural Museum of Korea (NAMUK)
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World Bee Day 2024 AIMA Lecture Series
The International Association of Agricultural Museums is pleased to share the recording of CELEBRATING WORLD BEE DAY – May 20, 2024 – available HERE. This webinar featured the rich traditions and vital importance of beekeeping. Program Dr. Anupama K. is a palynologist and paleo-ecologist at the French Institute of Pondicherry, India. Using pollen grains, phytoliths,… Continue reading World Bee Day 2024 AIMA Lecture Series
Agricultural Museums: Essential Respondents to a Global Challenge
AIMA Secretary General’s Message by Debra A. Reid Agricultural museums are well positioned to draw attention to a current threat to survival – Global Warming. These museums actually span the spectrum from helping the public understand how agriculture can support life and how agriculture can threaten it. The cultivation of crops such as cotton, linen,… Continue reading Agricultural Museums: Essential Respondents to a Global Challenge
The Austrian Agricultural Museum (ÖLM) Europaschloss Leiben
The market town of Leiben founded the museum in 1991, two years after purchasing the castle from the Austrian Forest Authority. The founding act itself created a museum, but the people and associations in the background bring it to life. On four floors, visitors will learn a lot about agriculture and agricultural machinery. The major… Continue reading The Austrian Agricultural Museum (ÖLM) Europaschloss Leiben