Fife Folk Museum
The Fife Folk Museum is a museum in the Scottish town of Ceres in the Council Area Fife . In 1972 the complex was included in the Scottish monument lists as an individual monument in the highest monument category A.
history
In 1620, Ceres was installed as the Burgh of Barony , from which the need to build a Tolbooth arose. This was built in 1673 and included a prison cell and the weighing house. In the 1960s the building, which had become obsolete, was used as a potato warehouse. In 1964 it went to the North Fife Preservation Society and was restored after funding from the National Trust for Scotland . The North Fife Preservation Society acquired the adjoining homes around this time. The Fife Folk Museum was established there until 1968. In the course of the following decades, various surrounding properties were purchased and the museum gradually expanded. Between 2003 and 2004 the buildings were extensively restored. Funding was provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund , Historic Scotland , the Fife Environment Trust and the Fife Government. A visitor center was opened in 2014.
exhibition
The Fife Folk Museum is located in the center of Ceres not far from the Bishop Bridge and the former Masonic Temple of Ceres . The exhibition includes exhibits that convey the craft and trade history of Burgh Ceres and the rural surroundings. These include exhibitions on the work of stonemasons, blacksmiths, wheelwright, cobblers, thatched roofers, tin smiths, bakers and weavers.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ History of the Fife Folk Museum
- ↑ Entry on Fife Folk Museum in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Network presence of the museum
- Entry to Fife Folk Museum in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 17 ′ 30.6 ″ N , 2 ° 58 ′ 13.7 ″ W.