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-The '''Fife Folk Museum''' is a [[Local museum|museum]] of local life located in the village of [[Ceres, Fife|Ceres]], [[Fife]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/member/fife-folk-museum | title=Fife Folk Museum | publisher=[[Museums Galleries Scotland]] | accessdate=15 November 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g2343306-d2343312-Reviews-Fife_Folk_Museum-Ceres_Fife_Scotland.html | title=Fife Folk Museum | work=[[TripAdvisor]] | accessdate=15 November 2015 }}</ref>
-The museum looks at the most important aspect of life in the [[Kingdom of Fife]]: its people. Spanning two centuries, the collection comprises objects, fine art, documents and costumes illustrating the working and social lives of the people of Fife.
-The museum is centrally located within the small historic burgh of Ceres, in a Category A-listed former agricultural weigh-house.<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFE FOLK MUSEUM (CENTRAL AND NORTH FIFE PRESERVATION SOCIETY) HIGH STREET, CERES|url=http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB2394|website=Historic Environment Scotland|accessdate=24 August 2017}}</ref>
-Displays cover the life and work of local people in the past, particularly Fife's agricultural past.<ref>{{cite book|title=Maverick Guide to Scotland|publisher=Pelican|page=198|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=55ZaYPD-g10C&lpg=PA584&dq=%22fife%20folk%20museum%22&pg=PA198#v=onepage&q=%22fife%20folk%20museum%22&f=false}}</ref> Exhibits show local trades, crafts, reconstructions of traditional rural cottage interiors, and costumes dating from the 18th century.
-The museum shop offers a range of gifts and publications. It focuses on local crafts and skills, with work by local artists.
-Since 2014, the museum shares a building and operates in conjunction with the Weigh House Tearoom.<ref>{{cite news|title=Plea for volunteers as museum re-opens|work=Fife Today|date=March 16, 2017}}</ref>
-The museum is run by volunteers.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/whatson/index.cfm?fuseaction=whatson.display&id=6CBF6898-C151-7970-C1F5C4E2C3EB7485 | title=Fife Folk Museum | publisher=[http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/ Fife Council] | location=UK | accessdate=15 November 2015 }}</ref>
-==History==
-The museum began in 1968 in the renovation and conversion<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=401019|title=DSA Building/Design Report: Fife Folk Museum|work=Dictionary of Scottish Architects|accessdate=14 August 2017}}</ref> of the former weigh-house<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/33058/ceres-high-street-fife-folk-museum|title=Ceres, High Street, Fife Folk Museum|work=Canmore|publisher=Historic Environment Scotland|accessdate=14 August 2017}}</ref> and adjoining cottages through an initiative by Cupar & North Fife Preservation Society. The main driving force in its establishment was Rachel Peterkin, a local councillor with a lifelong interest in local history.<ref name=scotsman2015>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Rachel Peterkin, county councillor and Justice of the Peace|work=The Scotsman|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-rachel-peterkin-county-councillor-and-justice-of-the-peace-1-3654374|date=January 8, 2015}}</ref>
-A fundraising campaign in 2003-4 enabled a £395,000 project to renovate the Museum.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/preserving-our-history-for-50-years-1-2148117|title=Preserving our history for 50 years|date=3 March 2012|work=Fife Today|accessdate=14 August 2017}}</ref> The museum reopened in May 2014 after a renovation program that added a visitor centre and tearoom.<ref>{{cite news|title=Folk Museum officially re-opens|work=Fife Today|date=May 10, 2014}}</ref>
-It was awarded £40,000 by Museums Galleries Scotland for the purchase of new display cases in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Museums and galleries benefit from £500,000 grants for renovation projects|work=Glasgow Herald|date=January 16, 2014|page=11}}</ref> In 2016 it received £19,470 from the Big Lottery Fund Scotland to set up a heritage arts hub.<ref>{{cite news|title=Two Fife projects celebrating after timely cash windfall|work=Dundee Courier|date=December 6, 2016|page=5}}</ref>
-Margaret McSevene became chairman of the museum trust in 2016, taking over from Wynne Harley.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rougvie|first1=Liz|title=Recruitment drive launched as Fife Folk Museum gets set to open|work=Fife Today|date=March 11, 2016}}</ref>
-==Awards==
-The museum has received various awards including a Civic Trust Commendation, the Tenant Caledonian Community Award and a European Heritage Award.<ref name=scotsman2015/>
-==See also==
-* [[Folk museum]]
-* [[Local museum]]
-* [[Rural history]]
-==References==
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-==External links==
-{{commonscat|Fife Folk Museum}}
-*[http://www.fifefolkmuseum.org/ Fife Folk Museum website]
-*[http://cableroadcontainers.co.uk/fife-folk-museum-forgotten-gem-fife/ Fife Folk Museum - The Forgotten Gem Of Fife]
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-[[Category:Museums in Fife]]
-[[Category:Rural history museums in Scotland]]
-[[Category:Local museums in Scotland]]
-[[Category:Category A listed buildings in Fife]]
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