Ryedale Folk Museum

The Harrison Collection until 8th March 2009 10am – 4.30pm (last admission 3.30pm) The Harrison collection consists of over 10 thousand pieces, some of them unique, and its creation has been the lifetime’s work of the Harrison brothers who began collecting at the age of five. Edward has become an authority on collectables and their social history and has advised the BBC on various programs. It is this passion and knowledge combined with the collection that makes it so exciting. Edward and Richard, who have lived in Ryedale all of their lives, want the collection to stay in North Yorkshire in a rural location for public benefit. It is a truly eclectic, eccentric collection and very much in the spirit and tradition of the early collectors whose collections are the basis of our major museums today. Having grown up on an isolated farm on the edge of the North Yorkshire moors, where they both live, Edward and his brother Richard have put together a breathtaking collection that encompasses a...

The Harrison Collection until 8th March 2009 10am – 4.30pm (last admission 3.30pm) The Harrison collection consists of over 10 thousand pieces, some of them unique, and its creation has been the lifetime’s work of the Harrison brothers who began collecting at the age of five. Edward has become an authority on collectables and their social history and has advised the BBC on various programs. It is this passion and knowledge combined with the collection that makes it so exciting. Edward and Richard, who have lived in Ryedale all of their lives, want the collection to stay in North Yorkshire in a rural location for public benefit. It is a truly eclectic, eccentric collection and very much in the spirit and tradition of the early collectors whose collections are the basis of our major museums today. Having grown up on an isolated farm on the edge of the North Yorkshire moors, where they both live, Edward and his brother Richard have put together a breathtaking collection that encompasses a...

The Harrison Collection until 8th March 2009 10am – 4.30pm (last admission 3.30pm) The Harrison collection consists of over 10 thousand pieces, some of them unique, and its creation has been the lifetime’s work of the Harrison brothers who began collecting at the age of five. Edward has become an authority on collectables and their social history and has advised the BBC on various programs. It is this passion and knowledge combined with the collection that makes it so exciting. Edward and Richard, who have lived in Ryedale all of their lives, want the collection to stay in North Yorkshire in a rural location for public benefit. It is a truly eclectic, eccentric collection and very much in the spirit and tradition of the early collectors whose collections are the basis of our major museums today. Having grown up on an isolated farm on the edge of the North Yorkshire moors, where they both live, Edward and his brother Richard have put together a breathtaking collection that encompasses a...