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Scything begins on Yorkshire's rarest harvest

Scything of Ryedale Folk Museum’s wildflower cornfield is now underway, harvesting the seeds of rare British wildflowers as part of a conservation project which is now in its 16thyear. A common sight in our countryside a hundred years ago, many British wildflowers are now endangered or have been lost altogether, as they have been ‘weeded out’ of our commercial crops.  As wildflowers support an unimaginable diversity of other wildlife, it is also no coincidence that our bees, butterflies, and most iconic native birds – including the skylark and turtle dove - are struggling to survive.

How Art improves with Age: Yorkshire show is a landmark for life's late learners

'Navigations' by Francesca Simon at Ryedale Folk Museum, 25 July - 1 November 2015Although she only graduated five years ago, Francesca Simon is demonstrating that at 62 years it’s never too late to follow a dream, with the success of her first solo exhibition at North Yorkshire’s Ryedale Folk Museum – now extended into autumn – proving why she’s becoming one of Britain’s top contemporary artists. Her work is already featuring in national collections and leading UK art galleries, even though she only finished her MA degree at Central St Martins in 2010, but her current exhibition ‘

Free exhibition by major British artist places Ryedale Folk Museum on the map

'Navigations' by Francesca Simon, 25 July - 13 September 2015Major new works by Francesca Simon, a British artist featuring in national collections and top UK art galleries, will be placing North Yorkshire’s Ryedale Folk Museum on the contemporary art map this summer, as part of a series of exciting – and free – art exhibitions taking place between 25 July and 13 September. In her debut show outside London, the painter and print-maker is displaying her series entitled ‘Navigations’, a tribute to Francesca’s 30-year relationship with the ‘quiet moors of her beloved Yorkshire’, which

Free exhibition by major British artist places Ryedale Folk Museum on the map

'Navigations' by Francesca Simon, 25 July - 13 September 2015Major new works by Francesca Simon, a British artist featuring in national collections and top UK art galleries, will be placing North Yorkshire’s Ryedale Folk Museum on the contemporary art map this summer, as part of a series of exciting – and free – art exhibitions taking place between 25 July and 13 September. In her debut show outside London, the painter and print-maker will display her series entitled ‘Navigations’, a tribute to Francesca’s 30-year relationship with the ‘quiet moors of her beloved Yorkshire’, which

Guest curator to host 'drop-in' session at Ryedale Folk Museum

Saturday 27 June, 12 noon to 4.00pmArt enthusiasts and gallery visitors will have a chance to meet the guest curator of the current exhibition being held at Ryedale Folk Museum next Saturday (27 June), when Paul Musgrove of Edinburgh-based Gallery Ten hosts a special ‘drop in session’ from 12 noon until 4.00pm. The exhibition, which brings together 40 works of award-winning artists including Ralph Steadman, Barbara Rae, John Piper, Norman Ackroyd and Henry Moore, alongside more works contemporary pieces by Catherine Ann Hiley and Rosemary Vanns.  The Gallery 10 exhibition includes

Free exhibition by major British artist places Ryedale Folk Museum on the map

‘Navigations’ by Francesca Simon, 25 July – 13 September 2015Major new works by Francesca Simon, a British artist featuring in national collections and top UK art galleries, will be placing North Yorkshire’s Ryedale Folk Museum on the contemporary art map this summer, as part of a series of exciting – and free – art exhibitions taking place between 25 July and 13 September.  In her debut show outside London, the painter and print-maker will display her series entitled ‘Navigations’, a tribute to Francesca’s 30-year relationship with the ‘quiet moors of her beloved Yorkshire’, which

Award-winning artists showcasing works at Ryedale Folk Museum

Works by artists who regularly exhibit at some of the country’s most renowned galleries are heading for rural North Yorkshire this summer, with the launch on 23 May of a season of major – and free - exhibitions bringing the works of award-winning artists as Ralph Steadman, Barbara Rae, Norman Ackroyd, Henry Moore and Francesca Simon to Ryedale Folk Museum in Hutton-le-Hole. Jennifer Smith, Ryedale Folk Museum’s Director explains why the small independent museum in Hutton-le-Hole has attracted such a distinguished following: “The breath-taking landscape of the North York Moors, which has

Completion of new building provides safe haven for black market relic

The next chapter in a story of immigration, the black market and unique artisanal skills that spans over four centuries will open this week, with the completion of a new building protecting Ryedale Folk Museum’s Elizabethan glass furnace – the only one of its type in Britain. The new building, made from an oak frame with a newly thatched roof, will sit over a rare Elizabethan glass furnace that was transported stone by stone from Rosedale to its current home at the Ryedale Folk Museum in Hutton-le-Hole in the 1960s. The rare 400 year-old archaeological monument needs protection from the

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