Folk collectors show off their collections
The theme for this year's International Museum Day, which fell on May 18, was "Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion." /VCG

The theme for this year's International Museum Day, which fell on May 18, was "Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion." /VCG

According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), this year's event aims to "celebrate the diversity of perspectives that make up the communities and personnel of museums, and champion tools for identifying and overcoming bias in what they display and the stories they tell." /VCG

According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), this year's event aims to "celebrate the diversity of perspectives that make up the communities and personnel of museums, and champion tools for identifying and overcoming bias in what they display and the stories they tell." /VCG

The organization continues to represent the global museum community more than 60 years after its founding. /VCG

The organization continues to represent the global museum community more than 60 years after its founding. /VCG

Besides professional collections at museums, there are private collectors who are just as enthusiastic about their hobby. /VCG

Besides professional collections at museums, there are private collectors who are just as enthusiastic about their hobby. /VCG

Folk collectors have collected almost anything you could imagine and some of them have earned Guinness World Records for their hobby. /VCG

Folk collectors have collected almost anything you could imagine and some of them have earned Guinness World Records for their hobby. /VCG

Val Pearson, from Glasgow, poses with his collection of thousands of old tools spanning the past two centuries. /VCG

Val Pearson, from Glasgow, poses with his collection of thousands of old tools spanning the past two centuries. /VCG