Past Events

Our October speaker was Claudine Scott the present owner of Scotts of Cupar an iconic and respected local business well known to numerous generations.

Claudine who was accompanied by mother Hilda, gave a most interesting and entertaining talk covering the origins of the business, its highs and lows that included the well documented fire and recent flood also an insight into past fashions and future trends.

This was the last talk for the 2022 season our thanks to speaker finder Margaret Cruickshank for producing such a varied and interesting program. Details of our program for next season will be announced once complete.

The speaker at our August Monthly talk was Tony Quayle Access and Recreation Manager for the Fife Coast and Countryside Trust. Tom gave a most interesting talk about the Fife Pilgrim Way. Tom is originally from the Isle of Man but he has lived all over the UK and overseas this in part due to a stint in the Army. He is an relative newcomer to the area having started working with FCCT in the summer of 2021 based out of the Pitcairn centre in Glenrothes. As part of this role he has oversight of our two long distance routes; the Fife Coastal Path and the Fife Pilgrim Way. Tom manages a small team of Countryside Wardens who monitor these paths as well as the beaches and other sites they manage, to ensure that they are in good condition. They also engage with the public to ensure that everyone is accessing the countryside responsibly.

The speaker at our June Monthly talk was Richard Irvine who gave a most interesting and entertaining talk called ‘Verdant Works – The Dundee Textile Industry’
Richard, who hails from Arbroath, is a part-time lecturer with Fife College teaching the HNC Sustainable Resources Management programme to learners from across the UK. He is also a costumed guide at the Verdant Works in the guise of Mr Forrester the Works Manager.
The next monthly talk will be on 4th July and will be on "my time as a researcher on TV series " who do you think you are ""
By Ruth Boreham.

The May Fife Folk Museum monthly talk was given to a full house by Joe Fitzpatrick Chair of the Falkland Stewardship Trust which is responsible for many aspects of the Falkland Estate. He is the Trust Board’s Archaeology Lead and has been actively involved in study and excavation for a number of years and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

The title of his talk was ‘East Lomond – A Seat of Power. Joe gave a most informative and pictorial history of the East Lomond and those who called it their own.

The audience was regaled with details of the 2017 excavation which was featured on the BBC Digging for Britain programme in December of that year. Prof. Alice Roberts hosted the programme and interviewed Joe and the late Dr Oliver O’Grady about their work and findings.

The next talk will be held at the museum on Monday 6th of June. Our speaker that evening will be Richard Irvine whose talk is titled ‘Verdant Works – The Dundee textile industry’. Places are limited so booking is recommended on 01334 – 828180 or info@fifefolkmuseum.org.

In the summer of 2020, Fife Folk Museum was contacted by Edward and Patrick Playfair, grandsons of Jack Playfair and Marjorie Armour-Hannay who were founder members of Fife Folk Museum. They were offering the Museum a large collection of beautiful items belonging to the Playfair family which the Trust were delighted to accept.
For the 2022 season commencing Friday April 1st we are proud to present an Exhibition of many of these items.
John [Jack] Maxwell Playfair, 1898-1983, enjoyed a varied career. He was educated at Fettes and at the Royal College of Music. After training with Edinburgh University OTC, he served in WW1 as a Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery. In the British advance of 1918 he saw particularly severe fighting.
After the War, he became a prep school master at Banstead Hall, Surrey, later a market gardener in Coldstream, Berwickshire, and finally a county councillor in Fife (Vice Convener of the Education Committee). He was Provost of Elie, where he then lived, from 1948 to 1959.
He was an accomplished pianist and organist, a keen gardener and a competent golfer who won the Royal & Ancient Golf Club’s Calcutta Cup in 1921. He married Marjory Armour-Hannay and had two sons. Latterly they lived at Baltilly, Ceres. Jack was an elder of the Kirk, governor of schools, and Chairman of the Central Fife Preservation Trust.
Jack & Marjory are commemorated as founder members with a plaque in the Museum. They are buried in Cupar cemetery.
Marjory Jean Playfair-Hannay of Kinsmuir MBE, 1901-1983, was the only daughter of S.B. Armour of Dalgairn, Cupar Fife, Sheriff-Subtitute of Fife and Kinross, and his wife Anne Armour-Hannay of Kingsmuir, Dunino, Fife.
She was a devoted supporter of the countryside and rural life and was local President of the Lifeboat Association, Fife President of the Red Cross, and Federation President of the Scottish Womens’ Rural Institutes.
Twice she was Vice Chairman of the SWRI and, as a Scottish delegate, attended conferences of the Associated Country Women of the World in Canada and Australia. She also represented the New South Wales Country Women of Australia on the Council of the ACWW for many years.
She was appointed MBE in 1962.

Fife Family History Society (SCIO) are holding a Heritage and Family History Fair on Saturday 19th March from 9am to 3.30pm in Cupar Corn Exchange.

There will be stalls, exhibits, experts and books and publications available to buy.

We will be joined by other like-minded organisations including, Fife Archive, OnFife Archives, St Andrews University Library Special Collections, St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum and Garden, Cupar Museum and Heritage Centre, Fife Folk Museum and RAWs – Remembering the Accused Witches of Scotland and Tay Valley History Society.

On Fife Libraries will have a sale of surplus Local Studies books on the day.

Admission is FREE and everyone is welcome.

Disabled access via lift and external ramp.

The Fife Folk Museum held the first of this years ‘Spoon Carving’ workshops on Saturday 3rd July.
The course leader was Colin Harper a well known woodworker based at the well known Comrie Croft and Tearoom.
All of the six ladies who participated went home with a handmade spoon to their own design.
A further workshop will take place on Sunday 12th September.
The workshops are always well attended, so those wishing to book a place should do so by calling 01334 828180 or email info@fifefolkmuseum.org without asap.
Lunchboxes for the day can be ordered from the Harvest mouse tea room, please order in advance direct from the tearoom, contact details on poster.

The Trustees and Volunteers of the Fife Museum are pleased to announce that they will be holding a summer fayre at the museum on Sunday 12th of September between 11.00 am to 3.00 pm.

There will be a variety of stalls some featuring locally made items from some of Fife’s accomplished craftswomen.

Visitors will be able to include a visit around the museum followed if they wish by refreshments in the Harvest Mouse Tearoom.

For further details please email info@fifefolkmuseum.org or telephone 01334 828180

The Ceres Primary School Summer exhibition will open at the Fife Folk Museum at 10.30 am on Wednesday 30th of June and run until the end of the summer holidays.

The exhibition titled ‘Ceres in the past Buildings and Trades', is a collaboration between pupils and the Volunteers of the museum, it will feature the children’s drawings and museum artefacts.

The Trustees would like to express their gratitude to the Bruce Charitable Trust for their support, without which this and other aspects of the summer program would not be possible.

DUE TO BAD WEATHER...SANTA WILL BE IN CERES 5TH DECEMBER INSTEAD

As in previous years , Santa will be conducting his annual Sleigh run around the Cupar Area, aided by the Cupar Rotary Club, raising money for various local causes, including Fife Folk Museum. He will be in Ceres on Friday 4th December. however with COVID 19 restrictions in place, the format will be slightly different. (even Santa has to socially distance).

SANTA'S SLEIGH WILL NOT BE STOPPING THIS YEAR.
We will NOT be collecting on your doorstep

DO NOT COME ON TO THE STREET.

DO NOT APPROACH SANTA’S SLEIGH.

WAVE FROM YOUR GARDEN OR WINDOW.

IF A GROUP FORMS NEAR SANTA’S SLEIGH THE SLEIGH WILL LEAVE IMMEDIATELY.

Donations can be made via text, so please donate what you would normally put in our buckets.

More detailed information can be seen on the folk museum

Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/fifefolkmuseum

and on the Rotary club Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CuparRotary

Thankyou all for your support

**DUE TO BAD WEATHER...SANTA WILL BE IN CERES 5TH DECEMBER INSTEAD*

Sun 20th Oct

2-3pm

Fife Folk Museum

Start your Christmas preparations with some crafty Christmas fun for children, minimum age 5 - note that all children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Book your place by phoning the museum on 01334 828180. Only 8 places available. £5 per child.

Sun 13th Oct

2-3pm

Fife Folk Museum

Get in the mood for Hallowe'en with some crafty fun for children, minimum age 5 - note that all children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Book your place by phoning the museum on 01334 828180. Only 8 places available. £5 per child.

7th Oct

7pm

Fife Folk Museum

The final Monday evening talk of this season is on Monday 7^th October at 7pm.

Joanna Hambly will talk about “Archaeology and Coastal Erosion on the Coast of Fife”. Jo is an archaeologist with a research interest in environmental and geoarchaeology and has a professional background in the commercial and curatorial sectors. She also develops and manages projects that combine high quality archaeological research with a strong emphasis on public participation and engagement and brings this experience to her full time role with SCAPE (Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion).

All welcome. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served following the talk. Our talks are free but a donation of £3 towards the museum would be very much appreciated.

5th & 6th October

11am - 3pm

Fife Folk Museum

A spoon carving workshop with Colin Harper. We held a small workshop earlier in the year which was fully booked before we’d even had time to advertise it! Those who took part had a great day & we all came away with a completed spoon. It’s an interesting and fun craft and Colin is a supportive and encouraging teacher.

Update - Note that both spoon-carving workshops are now fully booked (we started out with one workshop and there were so many people interested that we’ve expanded to two!) We have a waiting list which you can pop your name on and if we have enough folk interested who can’t be fitted in this year, we’ll look to arranging more sessions next year, starting with the names on our waiting lists.

28th August

- 31st October

Fife Folk Museum

A new very seasonal exhibition is opening at the museum on 28th August; all about the harvest and corn dollies.

Sun 1st September

10am - 5pm

Fife Folk Museum

The museum will be welcoming visitors at this year’s “Doors Open Day” on Sunday 1st September between 10am and 5pm. Our new exhibition “Corn Dollies and the Harvest” will be on display and there will be story telling sessions on the theme of “Tales from the Farm Kitchen “ in the cottage room with Sheila Kinninmonth. Lots to see in the museum and we have activities for the whole family.

Mon 2nd Sept

7pm

Fife Folk Museum

Our September Monday Talk will be given by Brian Murray, retired University Lecturer in Operations Management and Business Studies; Trustee of Cupar Museum and Heritage Centre; amateur historian in military and civil topics, who will be talking about the disappeared great houses of North East Fife.

All welcome. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served following the talk. Our talks are free but a donation of £3 towards the museum would be very much appreciated.

Sun 11th August

2 - 4pm

Fife Folk Museum

Fun for all the family! Join In with traditional street and playground games. A free activity for all ages featuring skipping, paldies, bools, peevers and lots more. This should be an outside event but if the weather is not suitable, the fun and games can take place indoors as we did a couple of years ago.

Mon 5th August

7pm

Fife Folk Museum

Ruth Boreham will be giving a talk about the Women’s Land Army.

“The land army fights in the fields. It is in the fields of Britain that the most critical battle of the present war may well be fought and won”.

During the Second World War over 8000 women worked in the Women’s Land Army in Scotland, working in the fields and the forests to ensure the country had food and timber supply to keep going. The Women’s Land Army played a fundamental role in the war. However, as soon as the WLA was disbanded in 1950 they became the forgotten army. No daring heroics to leave in the records, just much needed work. Ruth Boreham has interviewed some who spent their late teenage years and early twenties in brown and green uniform and will share their stories in this fascinating talk.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served following the talk. Our talks are free but a donation of £3 towards the museum would be very much appreciated.

Wed 3rd July -

Sun 25th Aug

Fife Folk Museum

An exhibition about Victorian costume, related trades, textiles and accessories by pupils of Craigrothie Primary School.

Sat 31st August -

Sat 28th Sept

10 -12.30

Fife Folk Museum

Back by popular demand! A five week drawing course for all abilities. No experience necessary. All materials provided. Cost of course £100. Please contact Nichola Martin nicholamartin13@aol.com to book your place.

Wed 3rd July

Wed 10th July

Wed 17th July

Wed 24th July

Wed 31st July

Wed 7th August

2 - 3pm

Fife Folk Museum

For ages 5 years and up. Come along to the Activity Wednesday craft sessions. All materials provided. Please book your place in advance by contacting the museum, either by phone 01334 828180 or email info@fifefolkmuseum.org

Children must be accompanied by an adult with a maximum of 8 children per session.
Booking advisable. This session costs £5 per child and payment must be made on booking.

Mon 1st July

7pm

Fife Folk Museum

Tom Davison will be giving a talk about the history of Sutherland House Ceres.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served following the talk. Our talks are free but a donation of £3 towards the museum would be very much appreciated.

Mon 3rd June

7pm

Fife Folk Museum

Andrew Johnson, Convener of the St. Andrews Preservation Trust Museum will be giving a talk in the form of a PowerPoint presentation covering the origins of the Mason's Marks from Medieval times to present day, what they look like and where they can be found etc. on a journey around Fife, with a deviation to Dunkeld and Dunfermline, focusing on the splendid medieval buildings and the men who ‘left their Mark’.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served following the talk. Our talks are free but a donation of £3 towards the museum would be very much appreciated.

Mon 6th May

7pm

Fife Folk Museum

Join us for the first of the Monday evening talks in the 2019 season on Monday 6th May at 7pm when Robert Scott will talk about “Scotland - a land of languages and culture”.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served following the talk. Our talks are free but a donation of £3 towards the museum would be very much appreciated.

Sat 4th May 2019

2 - 3.30

Fife Folk Museum

Learn how to make your own Victorian style greeting cards. For ages 12 and over. All materials provided. Please book your place in advance by contacting the museum, either by phone 01334 828180 or email info@fifefolkmuseum.org
This session costs £10 and payment must be made on booking.

Sat 20th April 2019

2 - 3.30

Fife Folk Museum

Planned activities and workshops this season are basket making, charcoal drawing, children’s craft sessions and a spoon carving workshop. More information about all of the exhibitions, workshops and activities coming soon.

The first session this season is a Children’s Wildlife Crafts activity where you can paint and decorate a frog house or a bird feeder to take home with you. There are only 8 places available so please book your slot in advance by contacting the museum, either by phone 01334 828180 or email info@fifefolkmuseum.org This session costs £5 - payment must be made on booking. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Sat 6th Oct

10.30-12.30

1.30 - 4.30

Fife Folk Museum

In the morning session, 10.30 - 12.30, George Young from St Andrews Pottery will be giving free demonstrations of throwing a pot.

In the afternoon sessions 1.30 - 4.30 ( 3 separate sessions) you can have a go on the wheel. There are only 15 places available for the afternoon slots so please book your slot in advance by contacting the museum, either by phone 01334 828180 or email info@fifefolkmuseum.org This session costs £5. If taking part please remember to wear appropriate clothing and maybe bring a pinny along with you to protect your clothing.... it might be quite messy!

Mon 1st Oct

7pm

Fife Folk Museum

The last in our series of Evening Talks for the 2018 season is on Monday 1st October at 7pm in the Weighhouse Tearoom at the museum visitor centre. Alex Lorimer’s talk is entitled "Farming Yesteryear & Life in the Farm Bothy". All welcome.

At the talk, there will be the opportunity to take part in a raffle for a bottle of whisky, to be drawn after the talk. Tickets for the raffle, which can be bought at the event, are £1 each.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served after the talk. Free entry but a donation of £2 towards the museum and the refreshments would be much appreciated.

September

& October

Fife Folk Museum

The sampler shown here, from the Fife Folk Museum’s fine collection of samplers, was made for his mother by a soldier serving in the Fife & Forfar Yeomanry. It features a knight on horse-back, the ‘Thane of Fife’, with the dates of battles fought in the Boer War in South Africa, 1900-02, and, in the First World War, Gallipoli 1915, and Egypt 1916, and the inscription ‘From Jim to Mother’. Here at the Museum, we do not know who ‘Jim’ was, or his mother.

In 2017, with this exhibition in mind, the FFM Trust applied to AIM (Association of Independent Museums) for funding to have the then fragile sampler restored and framed. The bid was successful and the sampler has been beautifully restored by The Scottish Conservation Studio (Hopetoun House, West Lothian).

Come and see the “Lest we forget – 100 years on” exhibition which features samplers created by soldiers in rehabilitation and other artefacts along with memorabilia from WW1 belonging to Dairsie lad William Henderson .

Saurdays

1st Sept

8th Sept

15th Sept

22nd Sept

29th Sept

10-12.30

Fife Folk Museum

This is a five week drawing course with Nichola Matin which will be held at the Hertitage Arts Hub in the museum. In the course students will explore the use and effect of charcoal, learning about composition, measuring, tonal values, tricks of the trade and much more.

Suitable for ages 16+, no experience necessary with all materials provided. Course cost £100. Contact Nichola directly at nicholamartin13@aol.com

Mon 3rd Sept

7pm

Fife Folk Museum

The next Evening Talk is on Monday 3rd September at 7pm at the Museum Visitor Centre. Christopher Trotter's talk is entitled "Kale; the Iconic Scottish Vegetable". All welcome. Tea and biscuits will be served after the talk. Free entry but a donation of £2 towards the museum and the refreshments would be much appreciated.

At the talk there will be a raffle for a bottle of whisky; tickets £1 each, available on the evening of the talk only. The draw will be made the same evening. See you there!

Sat 18th August

11.30 - 3.30pm

Fife Folk Museum

Heritage Arts Hub

Ceres Lace Group return to Fife Folk Museum this Saturday. Drop in any time between 11.30 - 3.30 to see them making traditional bobbin lace and chat to them about their work. This is a drop-in event, no need to book. Free of charge but donations in support of Fife Folk Museum are always very welcome.

Sun 5th August

1.30 - 3.30pm

Fife Folk Museum

Heritage Arts Hub

Local weaver Julia Complin returns to Fife Folk Museum this Sunday afternoon with Jan Hendry for a fun come-and-try-it session of hand-spinning and weaving. They will explain the importance of textile trades and crafts through Fife's history, Jan will help you card and spin your own choice of coloured fleece into yarn and Julia will demonstrate weaving on her traditional table-loom and encourage you to try it yourself. This is a drop-in event suitable for all ages, no need to book. Free of charge but donations in support of Fife Folk Museum are very welcome of course!

Mon 6th August

7pm

Fife Folk Museum

The next Evening Talk is on Monday 6th August at 7pm at the Museum Visitor Centre. Dr Paula Martin’s talk is entitled "The Milestones & Waymarkers of Fife". All welcome. Tea and biscuits will be served after the talk. Free entry but a donation of £2 towards the museum and the refreshments would be much appreciated.

Sun 29th July

1.30 - 3.30pm

Fife Folk Museum

Heritage Arts Hub

Back by popular demand! An afternoon of fun for all ages. Try your hand at traditional playground and street games. Free drop-in session, no need to book. Have a go at Peevers, skipping, bools, whip and peerie and many more. Free entry but a donation towards the museum would be much appreciated. Suitable for all ages, no experience necessary.

Sat 14th July

10am -12.30pm

Fife Folk Museum

Heritage Arts Hub

With award winning local artist Nichola Martin. For age 16 and over. No experience needed, all materials provided. Book your place at museum reception or by phone/email. Cost £5.

Mon 2nd July

7pm

Fife Folk Museum

Back to the usual venue at Fife Folk Museum visitor centre for next Evening Talk on Monday 2nd July at 7pm. Dr David Caldwell's talk is entitled "Fife Treasures in the National Museum of Scotland". All welcome. Tea and biscuits will be served after the talk. Free entry but a donation of £2 towards the museum and the refreshments would be much appreciated.

Sat 30th June

1.30 - 3.30pm

Fife Folk Museum

Heritage Arts Hub

Can you sew on a button? Learn how at our free drop-in session. Includes an introduction to our new heritage Rag Doll Kit, available in the Museum shop. All welcome, no need to book.

Sat 16th June

7pm

Fife Folk Museum

Join us for a tasting of a selection of malt whiskies with Iain Robertson at 7pm on Saturday the 16^th June at Fife Folk Museum’s visitor centre. Iain previously ran the connoisseurs tours at the Whisky Experience in Edinburgh and is now a distiller at the new Raasay distillery on the Isle of Raasay. In 2020 the Raasay distillery will release the first Isle of Raasay Single Malt Scotch Whisky in history.

As well as the whisky tasting, there will be a raffle and a silent auction featuring a list of some very interesting whiskies to help raise funds for the museum. The event costs £15 per person and tickets should be booked by either phoning the museum on 01334 828180 or emailing info@fifefolkmuseum.org

Sat 2nd June

1.30-3.30

Fife Folk Museum

Come along and see Jen Roy, a master saddler and harness maker at work. Jen will be demonstrating traditional saddlery skills. This is a free drop-in event but a donation towards the museum would be much appreciated.

Mon 4th June

7pm

Ceres Memorial Hall

A change of venue for the next Evening Talk on Monday 4th June at 7pm at Ceres Memorial Hall. Professor Ian Bradley will give a talk entitled “Murder Along the Pilgrim Way”.

Professor Ian Bradley will describe the background to perhaps the most notorious event to happen on the old pilgrimage route to St Andrews - the murder of Archbishop Sharp at Magus Muir on 3 February 1679. Although the new Fife Pilgrim Way route runs just a mile or so south of the scene of the crime, the story behind it involves several key places along it, notably Kennoway, Struthers Castle and Ceres. This talk will focus on the Covenanters, the troubled religious history of Scotland in the seventeenth century and Sharp's career and the reasons for his unpopularity.

Educated at the Universities of Oxford (BA, MA, DPhil) and St Andrews (BD), Ian Bradley is Emeritus Professor of Cultural and Spiritual History at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of more than 40 books on a variety of historical, theological, political and musical subjects and is a regular broadcaster and contributor to national newspapers.

Note that this talk is being given in partnership with the Fife Pilgrim Way. All welcome. Tea and biscuits will be served after the talk. Free entry but a donation of £2 towards the museum and the refreshments would be much appreciated.

Tues 17th April

Tues 1st May

Tues 15th May

1.30-3.30

Sat 5th May

11-3

Fife Folk Museum

The Heritage Arts Hub programme will kick off with two Pop Art themed events.

There is an Introduction to Collage workshop on Saturday 5th May (very 60s - think Beatles album covers, Peter Blake) which costs £10 with all materials supplied. No cutting/glueing experience needed!

There is also a series of three informal Art Appreciation Afternoons in April and May at £5 per session, looking more closely at some of the iconic images of the 1960s. Both events can be booked by contacting the museum reception on 01334 828180 or email info@fifefolkmuseum.org

The first talk on Tuesday 17th April will be an overview of Pop Art as practised by British artists, including Eduardo Paulozzi, Peter Blake and Richard Hamilton amongst others. While in America we shall look at the work of Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Jasper Johns.

On 1st May we'll be looking at the history of collage with Pat, focussing especially on the 1960s pop artists which will prepare you for the collage workshop on 5th May

Pat's talk on Tuesday 15th May will be about the Scottish connection to the pop art movement, Eduardo Paolozzi. We'll be talking about his life and his work.

Mon 7th May

7pm

Fife Folk Museum

Our Monday Evening Talks continue on Monday 7th May at 7pm when Dr Marie Robinson will talk about the Greigson Farm Diary. Everyone is welcome to come along to our talks. Tea and coffee will be available after the talk. Admission is free but donations of £2 towards the upkeep of the Museum are much appreciated.

Mon 2nd April

7pm

Fife Folk Museum

Our celebrated Monday Evening Talk programme restarts on Monday 2nd April at 7pm with a talk about the "Old Coaching Roads of Fife" by Robert Scott.

All welcome to come along and hear about this interesting topic. Tea and coffee will be available after the talk. Admission is free but donations of £2 towards the upkeep of the Museum are much appreciated.

More news about the Heritage Arts Hub programme with events such as Pop Art sessions, sewing, weaving, traditional games, saddlery, wash-day and whisky-tasting events coming soon!

Sat 3rd Feb

Sat 24th March

11am - 3pm

Fife Folk Museum

Come along to our fun and friendly Winter Workshops; Water Colour Mixing on Saturday 3rd February and Winter Basket Making on Saturday 3rd March.

Cancelled due to snow - now Saturday 24th March.

Both workshops run from 11am - 3pm and no experience is required. All materials will be provided. The cost is £10 per person per workshop. Bring a packed lunch and we’ll provide teas and coffees. Places are limited so please book your place by emailing; jahendry@sky.com

25th November

1.30 - 3.30pm

Fife Folk Museum

We'll be using willow and birch twigs to make small decorations suitable for the tree or hanging round the house and garden. Materials and equipment provided. Suitable for age 14+. Bring along your own materials if you like - red, gold, green and tartan ribbon are especially suitable. Cost £10 No experience neccessary

25th - 29th October

10.30 - 4pm

Fife Folk Museum

A rare opportunity to see some of Fife Folk Museum’s unique collection of quilts and covers. Fife Folk Museum has a nationally significant collection of quilts and covers (not every cover is a quilt, it depends on how it is stitched). These precious textiles can't be displayed for long periods of time as they would be damaged by light.. Next week we'll be displaying a selection in the Annexe, just for five days. Make the most of this rare opportunity to see their beautiful designs and the stitching skills of their makers

4th - 29th October

10.30-4pm

Wed-Sunday

Fife Folk Museum

Our 2017 series of exhibitions in the Seymour Room concludes with a tribute to local artist, Robert Home. Robert lived in Ceres from 1918 until his death in 1938. President of the Scottish Society of Artists, he was a skilled portraitist and also produced many paintings of local scenes. Robert Home lived in Burnside Cottage with fellow artist, Eveline Jolly. Many of the pictures, photos and anecdotes featured in this display have been loaned by family members of Margaret Lessels Robertson, a close friend of the couple.

Robert Home, Life, Work and Friendship is on in the Seymour Room, Fife Folk Museum from Wednesday 4th to Sunday 29th October. Open Wednesday to Sunday each week from 10.30 to 4pm.

11th October

POSTPONED

Now 18th October

10.30-3.30pm

Fife Folk Museum

A drop-in session where you can watch how wool is spun and try your hand at spinning some wool with a drop spindle. You can make a bracelet with your spun wool or incorporate it into in a small woven panel both of which you can take away with you.There will also be a demonstration of weaving on a small table loom.

11th Oct : Due to illness this session has been postponed until 18th October- come along and join us then!

14th October

1.30-3.30pm

Fife Folk Museum

To connect with our exhibition of work by early 20th Century artsts inspired by Ceres and its surroundings, our workshop on Saturday 14th October is an introduction to landscape watercolour painting.
No experience needed.
Some materials supplied, bring your own if you have them. Costs £5, book and pay at Museum reception.

4th, 18th & 25th October

1.30-3.30pm

Fife Folk Museum

Interested in learning a new craft skill? A new three week course by Sandra Farrer is taking place at the museum in October. The course costs £40 which will cover the cost of a loom, a crochet hook and patterns for you to keep. Practice yarn, tutorials and choice of projects to make will also be offered. Places are limited and must be booked. To book please contact Sandra on 01337 868754.

Unfortunately, due to lack of numbers, this class has been cancelled.

2nd October

7pm

Fife Folk Museum

October’s talk in Fife Folk Museum’s Summer Evening Talks Programme, the last in the season, features Professor Robert Crawford. His talk is entitled “Tentsmuir in History” to be held in the Museum Visitor Centre on Monday 2nd October at 7pm. All welcome to come along and hear about this interesting topic. Tea and coffee will be available after the talk. Admission is free but donations to the Museum are much appreciated.

16th August

- 1st October

26th August

Workshop

Fife Folk Museum

Come and see the exhibition and try your hand at rag rug making at the rag rug workshop on Saturday 26th August 1.30-3.30pm. No experience required, all materials and equipment provided and do bring any scrap fabric you want to use.
£5 per person. Booking required.

23rd September

10.30-3.30pm

Fife Folk Museum

Come along and take part in this fascinating basket making workshop with Jan Hendry. Using sustainably harvested natural materials from Fife you will find out how to transform these into beautiful little baskets. All materials and equipment provided. Suitable for ages 16+, no experience needed
£10 per person. Booking required. Pay at museum reception to reserve your place.

Sun 3rd September

Fife Folk Museum

Fife Folk Museum is delighted to be participating in East Fife's Doors Open Day on Sunday 3rd September, 10.30am to 4.30pm.

We aim to welcome regular and new visitors, of all ages, with guided tours around the museum, heritage trails, traditional games and children's activities in our Heritage Arts Hub.

Lots of fun for all the family and free entry for all. We look forward to seeing you on the 3rd!

Fife Family History Society (SCIO) are holding a Heritage and Family History Fair on Saturday 19th March from 9am to 3.30pm in Cupar Corn Exchange.

There will be stalls, exhibits, experts and books and publications available to buy.

On Fife Libraries will have a sale of surplus Local Studies books on the day.

Admission is FREE and everyone is welcome.

Disabled access via lift and external ramp.

12TH NOV 2022

MONTHLY TALK

MONTHLY TALKS

SPOON CARVING WORKSHOP

spoon carving workshop

MONTHLY TALKS

Fife Pilgrim Way.

MONTHLY TALKS

3/7/2022

Summer Fair

SPOON CARVING

SPOON CARVING WORKSHOP

SUMMER FAIR

SUMMER FAIR

MONTHLY TALKS

Richard Irvine - ‘Verdant Works – The Dundee Textile Industry’

SPOON CARVING WORKSHOP

SPOON CARVING WORKSHOOP

FIFE FOLK MUSEUM – MAY MONTHLY TALK

SUN 1ST MAY 2022

SPOON CARVING WORKSHOPS

FIFE FOLK MUSEUM GRAND RE-OPENING

Fife Family History Society Heritage and Family History Fair

Santa`s Coming to Ceres

Fife Jaunt

FIFE FOLK MUSEUM CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAYRE

Halloween Craft Day

FIFE FOLK MUSEUM SPOON CARVING WORKSHOP

Fife Folk Museum Summer Fayre

STORYTELLING WITH SHEILA KINNINMONTH

Fife Folk Museum – Ceres Primary School Summer Exhibition

Spooncarving work shop

FRIDAY 4th DECEMBER

SANTAS SLEIGH

DUE TO BAD WEATHER...SANTA WILL BE IN CERES 5TH DECEMBER INSTEAD

SANTA'S SLEIGH WILL NOT BE STOPPING THIS YEAR. We will NOT be collecting on your doorstep

DO NOT COME ON TO THE STREET.

DO NOT APPROACH SANTA’S SLEIGH.

WAVE FROM YOUR GARDEN OR WINDOW.

IF A GROUP FORMS NEAR SANTA’S SLEIGH THE SLEIGH WILL LEAVE IMMEDIATELY.

Donations can be made via text, so please donate what you would normally put in our buckets.

More detailed information can be seen on the folk museum

Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/fifefolkmuseum

and on the Rotary club Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CuparRotary

Thankyou all for your support

******DUE TO BAD WEATHER...SANTA WILL BE IN CERES 5TH DECEMBER INSTEAD*****

Children’s Christmas Craft Afternoon

Children’s Hallowe’en Craft Afternoon

October Monday Evening Talk 2019

Spooncarving work shop

Corn Dollies and the Harvest Exhibition

Doors Open Day 2019

September Monday Evening Talk 2019

Bumbaleerie 2019

August Monday Evening Talk 2019

Exhibition by pupils of Craigrothie Primary School

Charcoal Drawing Classes with Nichola Martin

Children’s Activity Wednesdays, Summer 2019

July Monday Evening Talk 2019

June Monday Evening Talk 2019

Museum Evening Talks 2019

Victorian Card Making session

Children’s Wildlife Crafts

Pottery demonstration and workshop

Museum Evening Talks 2018

“Lest we Forget – 100 years on” An exhibition of samplers and other WW1 memorabilia

Charcoal drawing course with Nichola Martin

Museum Evening Talks 2018

Lace making demonstration

Spinning and Weaving drop in session

Museum Evening Talks 2018

Bumbaleerie

Introduction to Charcoal Drawing

Museum Evening Talks 2018

Sewing Drop-in Session

Whisky Tasting Evening

Demonstration of traditional saddlery skills

Museum Evening Talks 2018

Pop Art Events

SANTA'S SLEIGH WILL NOT BE STOPPING THIS YEAR.
We will NOT be collecting on your doorstep

**DUE TO BAD WEATHER...SANTA WILL BE IN CERES 5TH DECEMBER INSTEAD*