
12TH NOV 2022

oct 13th and 19th
MON 3RD OCTOBER
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.
SUN 2ND OCTOBER
Our Wooden Spoon Carving workshop led by Colin Harper was another success with all places taken. This was likewise was the last of the season, due to popular demand we intend to hold similar workshops next year on the first Sunday details will be announced as and when known.

MONTHLY TALK
MONDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER
MONTHLY TALKS
Due to unforeseen circumstances our original speaker had to defer to another date, he was replaced by Chairman Andrew Johnson. Andrew’s talk was about Medieval Stonemasons’ Marks, what are they how were they used and where to look for them. He took the audience on a pictorial tour of some of Fife’s iconic buildings.
Our October speaker will be Claudine Scott who will speak about Scotts
Ladieswear Cupar an iconic and well respected local business well known to numerous generations.
SUNDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER
Participants at Sunday 4th Septembers spoon carving workshop
Our Wooden Spoon Carving workshops led by Colin Harper continue to be very popular and fill up quickly. Our final workshop will take place on Sunday 2nd of October, though all places are taken it may be worth adding your name to the cancellation list. You can do this by calling 01334 828180 or email info@fifefolkmuseum.org.

spoon carving workshop
7TH AUGUST 2022
1100-1500
Our very popular spoon carving workshop was fully booked for the session on 7th August.
To anyone interested in attending there will be further sessions on the first Sundays of September and October. Book your place eat to avoid disappointment.
01334 828180
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MONTHLY TALKS
1ST AUGUST 2022
7PM
Fife Pilgrim Way.
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.

4/7/2022
MONTHLY TALKS
Monthly talk- my time as a researcher on "Who do you think you are" by Ruth Boreham

3/7/2022
Our popular spoon carving workshop, led by Colin Harper, Sunday 3rd July.
This workshop will run regularly on the first Sunday of each month during our open season, until October 2022. If interested please call the museum on 01334 828180 to book a place.

3/7/2022
Summer Fair
The Fife Folk Museum is holding a Summer Fair on Sunday the 3rd of July 11.00 am to 3.00 pm. There will be various stalls including one ewe! shouldn't miss. The Harvest Mouse tearoom will be open for refreshments. We look forward to seeing you on the day.
3/7/2022
SPOON CARVING WORKSHOP
Photos from our popular spoon carving workshop, led by Colin Harper today Sunday 3rd July.
This workshop will run regularly on the first Sunday of each month during our open season, until October 2022. If interested please call the museum on 01334 828180 to book a place.
3/7/2022
SUMMER FAIR

MONTHLY TALKS
6/6/2022
Richard Irvine - ‘Verdant Works – The Dundee Textile Industry’
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.

SPOON CARVING WORKSHOP
5/6/2022
SPOON CARVING WORKSHOOP
Our Wooden Spoon Carving workshops led by Colin Harper continue to be very popular and fill up quickly, the next will be held on Sunday the 3rd of July. You can book your place by calling 01334 828180 or email info@fifefolkmuseum.org. The Harvest Mouse Tearoom can provide a special lunch box that will include a sandwich, cake and a drink for £5 bookable direct on 01334 828966.

MON 2ND MAY2022
FIFE FOLK MUSEUM – MAY MONTHLY TALK
SUN 1ST MAY 2022
Participants at our Wooden Spoon Carving workshop, 1st May 2022, led by Colin Harper. These workshops will be held the first Sunday of every month during open season (April - October). Call to book your place on 01334 828180.

SUNDAY 3RD APRIL 2022
SPOON CARVING WORKSHOPS
Our previous Wooden Spoon Carving workshops led by Colin Harper have been a great success. In view of this we intend, numbers permitting, to hold one session per month on the first Sunday of each month, with the first workshop on April 3rd. Colin will provide wood, tools and safety gloves for each attendee. The cost is £15 payable upon booking. The Harvest Mouse Tearoom can provide a special lunch box that will include a sandwich, cake and a drink for £5 bookable direct on 01334 828966

FRIDAY 1ST APRIL 2022
FIFE FOLK MUSEUM GRAND RE-OPENING
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.

Saturday 19th March
Fife Family History Society Heritage and Family History Fair
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.

Sunday 5th of December from approximately 4.30 pm.
Santa`s Coming to Ceres
Santa and his helpers will be visiting Ceres in support of the Fife Folk Museum and Cupar Rotary charities on Sunday 5th of December from approximately 4.30 pm. Donations can be made either in cash or on line, details will be given to each household
Fife Jaunt
8 young people engaged with the Co-operative (ad)Venture Project in Fife. The created The Fife Jaunt to promote tourism affected by the COVID pandemic. Enjoy the video 🙂

Sunday 21st NOVEMBER, 2021
11AM - 3PM
FIFE FOLK MUSEUM CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAYRE
Fife Folk Museum Volunteers will hold their second ‘Christmas Craft Fayre’ at the Museum on Sunday November 21st between 11.00 am and 3.00 pm there will be an array of quality Christmas gifts and lots more to choose from. Free entry all welcome.
For further information please call 01334 828180 or email info@fifefolkmuseum.org.
In addition, The Harvest Mouse Tearoom will be open, to book your table please phone directly on 01334 828966.

Halloween Craft Day
Fun day for children aged 7 and over. Entry is free but please book in advance as spaces are limited.

SUNDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER
11AM -3PM
FIFE FOLK MUSEUM SPOON CARVING WORKSHOP
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.

Sunday 12th September
1100am - 3 pm
Fife Folk Museum Summer Fayre
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

STORYTELLING WITH SHEILA KINNINMONTH
8TH AND 22ND JULY, 5TH AUGUST
Fun event for 4-10 year olds, Please book early as places are limited

Opens on Wednesday 30th of June and run until the end of the summer holidays.
Fife Folk Museum – Ceres Primary School Summer Exhibition
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.

SATURDAY 14TH AUGUST
11AM - 3PM
Our spoon carving workshop on 3rd July is now fully booked. A new workshop is available for 14th August, please book early to avoid disappointment.

SATURDAY 3RD JULY
11AM - 3PM
Spooncarving work shop
EDIT...NOW FULLY BOOKED. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER EVENT ON SATURDAY 14TH AUGUST.
A spoon carving workshop with Colin Harper. The museum has hosted this event with Colin several times before, and those who took part had a great day & came away with a completed spoon. It’s an interesting and fun craft and Colin is a supportive and encouraging teacher. It has sold out very quickly in the past so..
BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISSAPOINTMENT AS PLACES ARE LIMITED

FRIDAY 4th DECEMBER
SANTAS SLEIGH
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
Children’s Christmas Craft Afternoon
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
Children’s Hallowe’en Craft Afternoon
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
October Monday Evening Talk 2019
The final Monday evening talk of this season is on Monday 7th 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
Spooncarving work shop
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.
Sun 1st September
10am - 5pm
Fife Folk Museum
Doors Open Day 2019
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
September Monday Evening Talk 2019
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
Bumbaleerie 2019
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
August Monday Evening Talk 2019
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.
Sat 31st August -
Sat 28th Sept
10 -12.30
Fife Folk Museum
Charcoal Drawing Classes with Nichola Martin
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
Children’s Activity Wednesdays, Summer 2019
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 3rd June
7pm
Fife Folk Museum
June Monday Evening Talk 2019
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
Museum Evening Talks 2019
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
Victorian Card Making session
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
Children’s Wildlife Crafts
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.
Past Events

Sat 6th Oct
10.30-12.30
1.30 - 4.30
Fife Folk Museum
Pottery demonstration and workshop
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
Museum Evening Talks 2018
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
“Lest we Forget – 100 years on” An exhibition of samplers and other WW1 memorabilia
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
Charcoal drawing course with Nichola Martin
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
Museum Evening Talks 2018
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
Lace making demonstration
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
Spinning and Weaving drop in session
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
Museum Evening Talks 2018
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
Bumbaleerie
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.
Mon 2nd July
7pm
Fife Folk Museum
Museum Evening Talks 2018
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 16th June
7pm
Fife Folk Museum
Whisky Tasting Evening
Join us for a tasting of a selection of malt whiskies with Iain Robertson at 7pm on Saturday the 16th 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
Demonstration of traditional saddlery skills
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
Museum Evening Talks 2018
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
Pop Art Events
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
Museum Evening Talks 2018
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
Museum Evening Talks 2018
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
Winter Workshops
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
Traditional and Seasonal Decorations Workshop
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
Quilts and Covers
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
Robert Home Exhibition
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
Spinny Weavy drop-in session – now happening on 18th October
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
Introduction to landscape Watercolour painting
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
Hair Pin Lace, 3 week course – update 9th October – SORRY – CLASSES CANCELLED
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
Museum Evening Talks 2017
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
Exhibition of traditional and Contemporary rag rugs & Workshop
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
Basket Workshop
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
Doors Open Day
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.
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.