Ryedale Folk Museum

Ryedale Folk Museum is an open-air museum in the village of Hutton-le-Hole in the North York Moors National Park. This museum tells the stories of local people from pre-history to the present day. About twenty of the museum's buildings have been saved from nearby villages and reconstructed at the museum. The museum covers an area of six acres - with the buildings, agricultural machinery and farm animals (sheep, chickens and pigs).

History
The museum officially opened in 1964 to a Look North TV crew but its origins go back much further and the museum collection was originally established by Wilfred Crosland. After Wilfred died, his sisters, Helen and Hannah (known as Minnie) pushed the museum forward and they appointed its first curator - Bertram (Bert) Frank. Bert Frank was supported by his wife Evelyn, alongside countless volunteers. It was the Crosland family who arranged for William's collection to be first exhibited in 1935.

Exhibitions
In 2023 the museum hosted an exhibition of traditional rag rugs made by a local couple focused on preserving the craft.

In 2024 an exhibition titled Believe it or Not explored folk beliefs and magical thinking, with exhibited items including witch posts, and crystal balls.