Tying Up Threads
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Digital labels – Making Rural England
Reminiscent of daily rural life, this gallery showcases rural culture through crafts, living spaces, hunting and more. The diversity of countryside people throughout history is encapsulated by these displays.
Digital labels – Forces for Change
Farming has existed since humankind could walk, and has constantly been propelled forward by new tools and technologies. This gallery is dedicated to these advancements in farming, and highlights innovations that led to social as well as agricultural changes, such as the threshing machine.
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Digital labels – Town and Country
Sometimes the lines between rural and urban can become blurred, which this gallery demonstrates. It focuses on the crossover between town and country, including healthcare practice, advances in technology, and allotment farming.
Digital labels – A Year on the Farm
What are your thoughts on the inventions in this display? Could there be alternate ways to protect livestock and harvest?
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On the Hunt – KG
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On the Hunt – IOD
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Which object would you be interested in learning more about?
Our Welcome Case holds a cross-section of what we have in the collection. Tap on the yellow circles to find out more about individual objects.