For three brief seasons, the Alyth Museum has been the Cateran Ecomuseum’s hub, thanks to a major grant by Museums and Galleries Scotland. 2024 sees our last exhibitions there, as Culture Perth & Kinross have announced its closure.
‘Farming Fit for the Future: ’, which ran from May – September 2024, explored farming and food production in the region and invited visitors to explore how agriculture is adapting to climate breakdown and biodiversity loss. The exhibition, was part of the Ecomuseum’s wider Museum of Rapid Transition programme which aims to show how our heritage can inspire people to take action to help tackle the climate and biodiversity crises.
Farming has created much of the Scottish landscape we see today. The majority of our land – 75% – is used for agriculture, which includes rough grazing. But many land management practices have not supported nature. The soil is now poorer, wildlife has decreased and water is polluted. In this exhibition, we shared how several local farmers are taking action and helping ensure that our land can be regenerated and remains productive well into the future.
You can also listen to all the farmers talking about their work in these recordings here.
As well as this new exhibition, the permanent displays were also refreshed. These focused on how heritage can support climate action and invited visitors to explore the natural and cultural heritage of the wider Ecomuseum area through a series of interactive displays. One of the new sections of content created was a series of VLOGS of people who live and work in the Ecomuseum area talking about how the story of our past might help guide the story of our future and what matters to them about this beautiful part of Scotland. You can watch these below:
Marian Bruce Markus Stitz Sophie Ramsay Graeme Berry Mark Beaumont
Piotr Gudan Grant Kellie Ruth Watson Miles Goodman Bob Ellis Tim Kerr
