Ryedale Folk Museum
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Ryedale Folk Museum is an open-air museum in the village of
North York Moors National Park.[1] This museum tells the stories of local people from pre-history to the present day. About twenty of the museum's buildings have been saved from nearby villages and reconstructed at the museum.[1]
The museum covers an area of six acres - with the buildings, agricultural machinery and farm animals (sheep, chickens and pigs).
History
The museum officially opened in 1964 to a
Look North TV crew[2] but its origins go back much further and the museum collection was originally established by Wilfred Crosland. After Wilfred died, his sisters, Helen and Hannah (known as Minnie) pushed the museum forward and they appointed its first curator - Bertram (Bert) Frank. Bert Frank was supported by his wife Evelyn, alongside countless volunteers. It was the Crosland family who arranged for William's collection to be first exhibited in 1935.[2]
Today
In 2023 there was an exhibition of traditional rug made from rags by a couple who still practise this craft.[3] and in 2024 there was a "Believe it or Not" exhibition.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Ryedale Folk Museum - Discover Yorkshire Coast". www.discoveryorkshirecoast.com. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ a b Wisdom, Elaine. "Ryedale Folk Museum: In the Beginning" (PDF). North York Moors Association. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Exhibition at Ryedale Folk Museum explores the art of celebrated rag rug artists". Gazette & Herald. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Atkins, Duncan (March 2024). "Ryedale Folk Museum's new Believe it Or Not? exhibition set to open". Scarborough News.
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