History Museums in Scotland

The National Museum of Scotland is housed in a Romanesque Revival building. The collection of the museum includes a wide variety of objects that are displayed on seven floors, including artifacts from the age of dinosaurs up to current technology and science. It takes visitors on a journey through t

This most famous of Scottish castles has a complex building history. The oldest part, St Margaret’s Chapel, dates from the 12th century; the Great Hall was erected by James IV around 1510; the Half Moon Battery by the Regent Morton in the late 16th century; and the Scottish National War Memorial aft

Underneath the Royal Mile lies a warren of underground streets and houses that has remained frozen in time since the 17th century. In the company of an expert guide, visitors can explore the site and experience what it was like for people who lived, worked and died here. It is a journey through tim

The Palace of Holyroodhouse is a museum in Edinburgh. The museum features exhibits related to: fine art, architecture and decorative and applied art. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: the royal collection includes paintings, drawings and watercolours, furniture, ceramics, clocks

Eilean Donan Castle is a museum in by Kyle of Lochalsh. The museum features exhibits related to Personalities, Architecture and Weapons and War.

Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Centre is a museum in Inverness. The museum features exhibits related to Weapons and War and Personalities. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include Bonnie Prince Charlie - Prince Charles Edward Stuart and Duke of Cumberland.

The Riverside Museum (Glasgow Museum of Transport) is home to over 3,000 objects that detail Glasgow’s rich past from its days as maritime powerhouse to a glimpse into daily Glasgow life in the early to mid 20th Century. ​Amongst the objects on display are everything from skateboards to locomotives,

Stirling Castle is a museum in Stirling. The museum features exhibits related to: weapons and war, social history, architecture and archaeology.

Urquhart Castle is a museum in Loch Ness, near Inverness. The museum features exhibits related to: archaeology, social history and architecture.

The National War Museum Scotland is dedicated to the 400 years of wars and battles. Visitors can see military equipment and weapons, but there are also uniforms, kilts, medals and silverware on display. Besides that, the museum features a special exhibition devoted to Highland soldiers who rebelled

Blair Castle is a museum in Pitlochry. The museum features exhibits related to Weapons and War.

Skara Brae Prehistoric Village is a museum in Orkney. The museum features exhibits related to: social history and archaeology.

Discovery Point and RRS Discovery is a museum in Dundee. The museum features exhibits related to Science and Technology, Land Transport, Maritime, Personalities and Archives.

Aberdeen Maritime Museum is a museum in Aberdeen. The museum features exhibits related to Land Transport, Science and Technology and Maritime.

Inveraray Jail is a living museum where real people portray life in a 19th century prison. Visitors can interact with costumed characters, watch courtroom trials, talk to the prisoners, meet the Warder, go to jail and witness cell life, sample the punishments, browse the exhibition of prison artefac

The People's Palace and Winter Gardens is a museum and glasshouse. When it was opened in 1898 it was intended to provide a cultural centre for the people. Now it tells the story of Glasgow and gives visitors an insight into how Glaswegians lived, worked and played in years gone by.

Fort George is a museum in Ardersier. The museum features exhibits related to: architecture, weapons and war and social history.

Linlithgow Palace is a museum in Linlithgow. The museum features exhibits related to: trade and commerce, photography, archives, natural sciences, weapons and war, social history, industry, coins and medals, personalities, architecture, sport, law and order, world cultures, land transport, medicine

The museums are home to one of the largest and most historic pathology collections in the United Kingdom. As one of the oldest Museums in Scotland, the collections grew from 1699 after 'natural and artificial curiosities' were publically sought, with the Playfair Building opening in 1832 to house th

Spend a day - experience centuries. This award winning museum has recreated a thriving township from the 1700s with heather thatched roofs and open turf fires, a working croft with cattle, sheep,ducks and hens and an old tin school from the 1930s where the teacher rules. Costumed interpreters bring

Melrose Abbey is a museum in Melrose. The museum features exhibits related to: archaeology, architecture and social history.

West Highland Museum is a museum in Fort William. The museum features exhibits related to Natural Sciences, Archives, Social History, Archaeology, Music, Fine Art, Weapons and War, Coins and Medals, Decorative and Applied Art and Costume and Textiles.

National Museum of Flight Scotland is a museum in East Fortune. The museum features exhibits related to: archives, coins and medals, weapons and war, costume and textiles, fine art, science and technology, aviation, personalities, land transport and social history.

The Tall Ship at Riverside is a museum in Glasgow. The museum features exhibits related to Social History and Maritime.

Caerlaverock Castle is a museum in Caerlaverock, Near Dumfries. The museum features exhibits related to: weapons and war, social history, architecture and law and order.

The Museum of Edinburgh is housed in a historical building from the late 16th century and tells the story of the city's history, guiding visitors through Edinburgh's past to reveal its origins and legends. Among all the objects in its collection is ​a copy of the National Covenant, an artifact from

Craigmillar Castle is a museum in Edinburgh. The museum features exhibits related to Social History and Architecture.

Oban War and Peace Museum is a museum in Oban. The museum features exhibits related to Social History.

Since 1952 the property of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the Castle of Mey is situated on the north coast of Caithness, in the parish of Canisbay, about 15 miles east of Thurso and 6 miles west of John O'Groats. It stands on rising ground about 400 yards from the seashore, overlooking the Pentla

The Black Watch Castle and Museum is a museum in Perth. The museum features exhibits related to: weapons and war, archives and costume and textiles.

Summerlee Museum Of Scottish Industrial Life is a museum in Glasgow. The museum features exhibits related to: industry, fine art, science and technology, land transport, archives, coins and medals, personalities, decorative and applied art, archaeology and social history.

Dumfries House is set in 2,000 acres of land. This estate and 18th-Century stately house features a collection of original furniture.

The Gordon Highlanders Museum is a museum in Aberdeen. The museum features exhibits related to: coins and medals, social history, decorative and applied art, costume and textiles, archives, personalities, weapons and war, music and fine art.

Holyrood Abbey is a museum in Edinburgh. The museum features exhibits related to: archaeology, architecture and social history.

Callendar House is a museum in Falkirk. The museum features exhibits related to: decorative and applied art, social history, archives and fine art.

Located in Alford, The museum boasts an impressive range of transport exhibits, from the stage and mail coach era, to some of the fastest cars ever made. Every season the museum refreshes around one-third of its exhibits. This year’s exhibition includes, ‘The Guy Martin Collection’ and ‘Probing the

Maeshowe Chambered Cairn is a museum in Orkney. The museum features exhibits related to: archaeology and social history.

The Museum of Childhood houses a collection that ranges from the 18th to the 21st century, that includes dolls and other toys, spread across four floors. Children will enjoy the toys and adults can learn about what the childhood looked like in the past.

Join the 21st Century Crannog Community where you will be taken on a fascinating journey into Scotland's prehistory. Walk in the footsteps of the original Crannog dwellers and immerse yourself in village life with original artefacts; demonstrations of textiles, cooking and ancient crafts & technol

Shetland Museum is a museum in Lerwick. The museum features exhibits related to: law and order, trade and commerce, land transport, social history, coins and medals, weapons and war, costume and textiles, agriculture, personalities, science and technology, music, decorative and applied art, archives

Dunkeld Cathedral Chapter House Museum is a museum in Dunkeld. The museum features exhibits related to Archives, Social History and Personalities.

The Museum on the Mound exhibits treasures from the HBOS collections. Located in the historic Bank of Scotland Head Office, the museum takes a look at the story of money which features art & design, technology, crime, trade and security.

The Tenement House is a museum of everyday history in Glasgow that depicts early 20th-century Glasgow life. In the museum visitors can discover quirky items from black horsehair chairs, scrubbed kitchen range, household medicines and the recess beds to the working doorbell and gaslights.

Dean Castle is a museum in Kilmarnock. The museum features exhibits related to: personalities, music, decorative and applied art, fine art, science and technology, weapons and war, archaeology, archives, costume and textiles, social history and world cultures.

Built in the 15th century by one of Scotland’s most powerful families, the Crichtons, Blackness was never destined as a peaceful lordly residence; its enduring roles were those of garrison fortress and state prison.

The Highlanders’ Museum is a museum in Nr Ardersier. The museum features exhibits related to: fine art, decorative and applied art, costume and textiles, music, weapons and war, archives and coins and medals.

Broughty Castle Museum is a museum in Dundee. The museum features exhibits related to Natural Sciences, Social History, Maritime, Weapons and War and Personalities.

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery - High Life Highland is a museum in Inverness. The museum features exhibits related to: science and technology, fine art, music, social history, archaeology, personalities, coins and medals, weapons and war, costume and textiles, archives, land transport, natural sci

Mary Queen of Scots' House and Visitor Centre is a museum in Jedburgh. The museum features exhibits related to: archives, personalities, costume and textiles, archaeology, decorative and applied art, weapons and war, coins and medals and fine art.

Scotland Street School Museum is a museum in Glasgow was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh between 1903-1906. The museum tells the story of 100 years of education in Scotland, from the late 19th century to the late 20th century.

Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum is a museum in Jedburgh. The museum features exhibits related to Science and Technology, Archaeology, Medicine, Social History, Natural Sciences, Costume and Textiles, Personalities, Fine Art, Coins and Medals, Land Transport, Weapons and War, Decorative and Applied A

Traquair House is a museum in Innerleithen. The museum features exhibits related to Social History and Design.

The magnificent 17th century Drumlanrig Castle boasts over 40 acres of beautiful gardens and offers a range of of activities for the whole family. Set in the 120,000 acre Queensberry Estate, complete with a country park and Victorian gardens, this 17th century castle is one of the most important Re

Dumbarton Castle is a museum in Dumbarton. The museum features exhibits related to: social history, weapons and war and architecture.

Scotland's Secret Bunker is a museum in Nr St Andrews. The museum features exhibits related to: weapons and war, toys and hobbies and science and technology.

The Orkney Museum tells the story of Orkney, from the Stone Age, to the Picts and Vikings, right through to the present day. There is a large collection of old photos and activities to amuse younger visitors. The Museum’s collection is of international importance and it has a changing temporary exhi

National Museum of Rural Life Scotland is a museum in East Kilbride. The museum features exhibits related to: agriculture.

Scottish Fisheries Museum is a museum in Anstruther. The museum features exhibits related to: fine art, archives, social history, decorative and applied art, industry, science and technology, maritime, trade and commerce, weapons and war, photography and costume and textiles. Key themes, people and

The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses is a museum in Fraserburgh. The museum features exhibits related to: personalities, archives, maritime, social history and science and technology. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: lighthouse lenses and equipment., photographs of lighthouses an

Thirlestane Castle is a museum in Lauder. The museum features exhibits related to: personalities, archaeology, fine art, social history, weapons and war, archives and decorative and applied art.

Threave House is a museum in Castle Douglas. The museum features exhibits related to: architecture, natural sciences and social history.

The Peoples' Story Museum is a museum in Edinburgh that aims to cover the ordinary lives of Edinburgh's common folk.

The Glasgow Police Museum is the museum of Britain’s first police force, from 1800 to 1975. Founded under the Glasgow Police Act of 1800. The exhibits in the Glasgow Police Historical Exhibition provide a historical insight into the people, events and other factors which contributed to the found

The Provand's Lordship of Glasgow is a medieval historic house museum. It is the oldest remaining house in Glasgow, built in 1471. The house is furnished with a collection of seventeenth-century Scottish furniture donated by Sir William Burrell and the museum features exhibits related to: decorative

National Mining Museum Scotland is a museum in Newtongrange. The museum features exhibits related to: industry, social history, science and technology and archives. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: scotland's largest winding engine is now driven by electricity. visitors have a

Dryburgh Abbey is a museum in near St Boswells. The museum features exhibits related to: architecture and religion.

Kilmartin Museum House is a museum in Kilmartin. The museum features exhibits related to: archaeology.

Castle Campbell and Garden is a museum in Dollar Glen. The museum features exhibits related to: social history and archaeology.

Frigate Unicorn is a museum in Dundee. The museum features exhibits related to Social History, Science and Technology, Maritime, Archives, Fine Art, Personalities, Weapons and War, Costume and Textiles and World Cultures.

Set deep in the Spey Valley, Knockando Woolmill is a district mill, serving the needs of the local community and processing wool into yarn and woven cloth on historic machinery and looms, in continuos production for over 200 years. The Knockando Woolmill Trust was formed in 2000 to save the mill, wi

Fyvie Castle - National Trust For Scotland is a museum in Nr. Turriff. The museum features exhibits related to Personalities, Weapons and War, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Costume and Textiles, Social History and Archaeology.

Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura is a museum in Dumfries. The museum features exhibits related to Coins and Medals, Medicine, Industry, Natural Sciences, Decorative and Applied Art, Weapons and War, Maritime, Social History, Land Transport, Religion, Costume and Textiles, Science and Technology, L

Museum of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders is a museum in Stirling. The museum features exhibits related to Archives, Personalities, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Coins and Medals and Costume and Textiles.

Culross Palace Townhouse and Study is a museum in Dunfermline. The museum features exhibits related to: social history, costume and textiles, archaeology and decorative and applied art.

A Royal residence for over 40 years, The Royal Yacht Britannia sailed over 1,000,000 nautical miles on 968 state visits with the Royal Family. Now a five-star visitor attraction in Edinburgh, you can tour five decks of the last Royal Yacht and discover stories of life at sea for both the Royal Famil

Mull Museum is a museum in Tobermory. The museum features exhibits related to Archives, Archaeology, Weapons and War, Social History and Maritime.

Arran Heritage Museum is a museum in Brodick, Isle of Arran. The museum features exhibits related to: archaeology, archives, social history and natural sciences.

Glenfinnan Visitor Centre is a museum in Glenfinnan. The museum features exhibits related to: weapons and war and architecture. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: prince charles edward stuart - bonnie prince charlie, scottish architect james gillespie graham, battle of culloden a

Scottish Maritime Museum is a museum in Irvine. The museum features exhibits related to Land Transport, Maritime and Archives.

A visit to Haddo is sure to keep you occupied all day there's so much to see and do. For all its grandeur, visitors to Haddo House often remark how homely it feels. Perhaps this has something to do with it being home to the Gordon family for over 400 years. Enjoy the terrace garden Originally des

In the Almond Valley Heritage Centre visitors can meet some friendly farm animals and hours of play in play areas, both indoors and outside. Then there's time to relax and discover the secrets of West Lothian's past in the warmth of the museum.

St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art is a museum in Glasgow that opened in 1993. The museum building emulates a medieval style. The museum features exhibits related to: all the world's major religions and includes a Zen garden and a sculpture showing Islamic calligraphy.

Kellie Castle and Garden is a museum in Pittenweem. The museum features exhibits related to Agriculture.

House of Dun is a museum in Montrose. The museum features exhibits related to: personalities, decorative and applied art, fine art and costume and textiles.

The Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre aims to show the human side of the Air Stations past with a collection of contemporary photographs, artefacts and memorabilia. These not only tell of the history of the airfield but also the story of the men and women who served there and those who lived in t

The Museum of the University of St Andrews (MUSA) is a museum in St Andrews. The museum features exhibits related to: science and technology.

Perth Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in Perth. The museum features exhibits related to Fine Art, Music, Archaeology, Coins and Medals, Social History, Archives, Weapons and War, Decorative and Applied Art, Land Transport, Natural Sciences, Science and Technology, World Cultures and Costume and T

Stromness Museum is a museum in Stromness. The museum features exhibits related to World Cultures, Archives, Natural Sciences, Archaeology, Coins and Medals, Science and Technology, Maritime, Social History and Land Transport.

Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum is a museum in Stirling. The museum features exhibits related to: trade and commerce, costume and textiles, literature, land transport, agriculture, natural sciences, industry, decorative and applied art, religion, toys and hobbies, personalities, science and te

Pollok House is a museum in Glasgow and is the ancestral home of the Stirling Maxwell family that was built in 1752. The museum features exhibits related to Fine Art, Architecture, Social History, Decorative and Applied Art (glass, silverware, porcelain and antique furniture) and Religion. It includ

Museum of the Isles is a museum in Sleat. The museum features exhibits related to: social history, archaeology, archives, music, decorative and applied art, fine art, weapons and war, coins and medals and costume and textiles.

John Muir's life and work has inspired people all over the world. Discover how the boy borm in this house became one of the driving forces behind the global conservation movement. Our absorbing hands-on interpretation centre will take you on a journey through john Muir's life as a pioneering conse

Kirkcaldy Galleries is a museum in Kirkcaldy. The museum features exhibits related to: social history, land transport, medicine, archives, coins and medals, fine art, science and technology, maritime, archaeology, decorative and applied art, personalities and costume and textiles.

Take a journey through the history of the North West Highlands at Gairloch Heritage Museum, exploring the culture, customs and natural heritage of this area. The tardis-like building contains displays which tell the story of the people and landscape of Gairloch and the surrounding area from prehisto

Low Parks Museum is a museum in Hamilton. The museum features exhibits related to: world cultures, archaeology, weapons and war, decorative and applied art, land transport, archives, social history, personalities, natural sciences, costume and textiles, fine art and science and technology.

Lyness Interpretation Centre is a museum in Kirkwall. The museum features exhibits related to: weapons and war, maritime, personalities, science and technology, fine art, social history, coins and medals, land transport and archives.

Devil's Porridge Museum is a museum in Annan. The museum features exhibits related to: weapons and war and social history. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: ideal communities: eastriggs and gretna, mixing the devil's porridge, qunintinshill rail disaster, state management scheme

Lauriston Castle is a 16th-century tower house with 19th-century extensions. The museum lets visitors step back in time to experience what life was like in an Edinburgh middle-class home at the beginning of the 20th century. The collections at Lauriston Castle were assembled by Lauriston’s last resi

Arbroath Signal Tower Museum is a museum in Arbroath. The museum features exhibits related to Maritime, Decorative and Applied Art, Social History, World Cultures, Costume and Textiles, Natural Sciences, Science and Technology, Personalities, Coins and Medals, Land Transport and Archives. Key themes

Visit Stonehaven's oldest building - the Earl Marischal's 16th - century storehouse which served as the County Tolbooth of Kincardineshire from 1600-1767 to discover why Episcopal priests were imprisoned here in 1748, Stonehaven's links with the sea, and local bygones. Tolbooth Museum features exhib

Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum is at Heathhall on the outskirts Dumfries. The museum is based around the original Control Tower of RAF Dumfries and the key exhibits are based around Aircraft, Aero Engines, RAF Dumfries personnel and Airborne Forces. Aircraft on display are: Supermarine Spi

Clan Macpherson Museum is a museum in Newtonmore. The museum features exhibits related to Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Weapons and War, Archives and Social History.

The exhibition at David Livingstone Birthplace follows Livingstone’s life, from his birth in Blantyre to his death in Zambia. Learn about the Scottish abolitionist, missionary, and explorer, and travel with him from Scotland to Southern and Central Africa. Using the exhibition’s interactive display

Abbot House Heritage Centre is a museum in Dunfermline. The museum features exhibits related to Religion, Medicine, Personalities, Archives, Science and Technology, Archaeology, Decorative and Applied Art and Social History.

The Castle House Museum, which has been open since 1998, is one of Dunoon’s most historic locations. Dunoon became a holiday resort when Lord Provost Ewing of Glasgow bought the land around the ruined medieval castle and built himself a holiday home. This was in 1824 and many other wealthy businessm

Scalloway Museum is a museum in Shetland. The museum features exhibits related to: weapons and war, social history and maritime. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: the shetland bus operation.

Stewartry Museum is a museum in Kirkcudbright. The museum features exhibits related to Personalities, Science and Technology, Decorative and Applied Art, Natural Sciences, Music, Archaeology, Costume and Textiles, Fine Art, Weapons and War, Coins and Medals, Social History, Land Transport, Archives,

Hawick Museum and the Scott Art Gallery is a museum in Hawick. The museum features exhibits related to Weapons and War, Science and Technology, World Cultures, Fine Art, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Land Transport, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Coins and Medals, Archaeology,

Robert Burns Centre is a museum in Dumfries. The museum features exhibits related to Social History, Costume and Textiles, Archives, Literature, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Coins and Medals and Personalities. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include Robert Burns, Jean Armour B

Mclean Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in Greenock and part of The Watt Institution. The museum features exhibits related to Social History, Archaeology, Personalities, Natural Sciences, Science and Technology, Maritime, Fine Art, World Cultures, Decorative and Applied Art, Archives, Land Transpo

Provost Skene's House is a museum in Aberdeen. The museum features exhibits related to: personalities, decorative and applied art, archaeology, social history and costume and textiles.

Barry Mill is a magnificent example of Scotland's industrial heritage. It is set in a secluded area beside the Barry Burn, with a working mill, ladeside and burnside walks, and guided tours. Exhibition explaining the role of the mill in the rural economy Milling demonstrations - normally on Sunday

Timespan Heritage Centre and Art Gallery is a museum in Helmsdale. The museum features exhibits related to: social history, archaeology, science and technology and natural sciences.

Bothwell is Scotland’s largest and finest 13th century castle. Part of the original circular keep survives. At Uddingston off the B7071.

Shetland Crofthouse Museum is a museum in Dunrossness. The museum features exhibits related to: social history and decorative and applied art.

Glenfinnan Station Museum is a museum in Fort William. The museum features exhibits related to Land Transport, Archives and Social History.

Dunblane Museum is a museum in Dunblane. The museum features exhibits related to Archives, Fine Art, Archaeology, Coins and Medals, Personalities, Decorative and Applied Art and Social History.

Taigh Chearsabhagh is a museum in Isle of North Uist. The museum features exhibits related to: archives, social history, design, photography and decorative and applied art.

Strathnaver Museum, in the picturesque coastal village of Bettyhill, reopened on 1st April 2023 after a £2m refurbishment. Located in the former Parish Church of Farr, this impressive community museum delves into the fascinating story of 8,000 years of human occupation in north-west Sutherland. Its

Museum of Islay Life is a museum in Isle of Islay. The museum features exhibits related to: land transport, maritime, medicine, fine art, coins and medals, costume and textiles, music, science and technology, personalities, archaeology, social history and archives.

Tarbat Discovery Centre is a museum in Tain. The museum features exhibits related to: social history and archaeology. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: picts and pictish history and history of tarbat.

Elgin Museum is a museum in Elgin. The museum features exhibits related to Maritime, World Cultures, Coins and Medals, Natural Sciences, Weapons and War, Land Transport, Trade and Commerce, Archaeology, Personalities, Decorative and Applied Art, Archives, Social History, Science and Technology, Reli

Savings Banks Museum is a museum in . The museum features exhibits related to Social History, Archives, Archaeology, Coins and Medals and Religion. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include Coins, banknotes and savings banks, Bank memorabilia and Rev Henry Duncan.

Stranraer Museum is a museum in Stranraer. The museum features exhibits related to Archaeology, Decorative and Applied Art, Weapons and War, Natural Sciences, Maritime, Archives, Social History, Land Transport, Science and Technology, Fine Art, Costume and Textiles, Coins and Medals and Personalitie

Holmwood House is Alexander 'Greek' Thomson's finest domestic design. This family home was built in 1857-8 for James Couper who, with his brother Robert, owned Millholm Paper Mills on the banks of the River Cart. The house stood in what was then the village of Cathcart. The architectural style of th

Prestongrange is a site of major importance in the story of Scotland’s Industrial Revolution. Visitors can discover the story of the harbour, glass works, pottery, colliery and brickworks. The Prestongrange Museum features exhibits related to: science and technology, agriculture, archaeology, coins

Clan Cameron Museum is a museum in Achnacarry. The museum features exhibits related to Weapons and War and Social History. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Clan Regiment, the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, Cameron of Erracht

Groam House Museum is a museum in Rosemarkie. The museum features exhibits related to Social History, Archaeology, Decorative and Applied Art and Archives. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include The George Bain Collection.

Kirbuster Museum is the last un-restored example of a traditional ‘firehoose’ in Northern Europe. The house has a central hearth, complete with peat fire, and a stone neuk bed reminiscent of the Neolithic interiors that can be seen at sites such as Skara Brae, Orkney. The site also has an Edwardian

Castle of St John is a museum in Stranraer. The museum features exhibits related to Law and Order.

Bute Museum is a museum in Isle of Bute. The museum features exhibits related to Social History, Personalities, Natural Sciences, Weapons and War, Costume and Textiles, Maritime, Archives, Archaeology, Science and Technology, Fine Art, Coins and Medals and Land Transport. Key themes, people and exhi

Unst Boat Haven is a museum in Haroldswick. The museum features exhibits related to Industry, Maritime and Social History. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include Recreated blacksmith's workshop, Whillies or eela boats, Shetland shipbuilding, Model boats, Sixareens and Yoals.

Montrose Museum and Art Gallery features exhibits related to Religion, Social History, Archaeology, Music, Coins and Medals, Maritime, Trade and Commerce, Weapons and War, Decorative and Applied Art, Law and Order, Natural Sciences, Costume and Textiles, Personalities, Fine Art, Land Transport, Scie

Cromarty Courthouse Museum is a museum in Cromarty. The museum features exhibits related to Maritime, Coins and Medals, Trade and Commerce, Industry, Archives and Social History.

Manderston is a museum in Duns, Berwickshire. The museum features exhibits related to Decorative and Applied Art and Architecture. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include Silver staircase and John Kinross.

The Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC) is the store for the museums' collections when they are not on display at their venues. The main collections stored at the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre are Art and Painting, Arms and Armour, Natural History, Technology and World Cultures.

Ullapool Museum is a museum in Ullapool. The museum features exhibits related to Natural Sciences, Archaeology, Archives, Maritime and Social History.

Meffan Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in Forfar. The museum features exhibits related to: land transport, archaeology, decorative and applied art, fine art, personalities, social history, science and technology, costume and textiles and coins and medals.

Grantown Museum is a museum in Grantown-on-Spey. The museum features exhibits related to: fine art, social history, natural sciences, music, medicine and archives.

Fife Folk Museum is located in the village of Cers near Cupar in North East Fife. The museum features exhibits related to Everyday Rural Life, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Medicine, Social History and Land Transport. It has a Tearoom and a Garden.

Tangwick Haa Museum is a museum in Eshaness. The museum features exhibits related to Social History.

Corrigall Farm Museum is a traditional ‘but and ben’ laid out as a typical Orkney farmhouse and steading in Victorian/late 19th century period. The site has a working barn, grain kiln, horse-drawn machinery and livestock, making an interesting visit for children and adults. A traditional peat fire h

Calanais Visitor Centre is a museum in Isle of Lewis. The museum features exhibits related to: archaeology.

Local History Museum and Garden.

Blairs Museum is home of the Scottish Catholic Heritage Collection. Located in Aberdeen, Blairs Museum provides an insight into Scotland’s Catholic heritage, with collections spanning over 500 years. See paintings, church textiles, Jacobite memorabilia, and the stunning Mary Queen of Scots Memorial

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum is a museum in Edinburgh. The museum features exhibits related to: social history, costume and textiles and weapons and war. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: objects used by the scots greys at the battle of waterloo, eagle and standard of t

Highland Museum of Childhood is a museum in Strathpeffer. The museum features exhibits related to Social History and Archives.

Halliwell's House Museum is a museum in Selkirk. The museum features exhibits related to: social history, archaeology, fine art and coins and medals.

Rozelle House Galleries is a museum in Ayr. The museum features exhibits related to Social History, Costume and Textiles, Weapons and War, Archives, World Cultures, Natural Sciences, Medicine, Personalities, Archaeology, Coins and Medals, Fine Art and Decorative and Applied Art. Key themes, people a

At the National Piping Centre visitors can see and hear the heritage of the Great Highland Bagpipe. The museum holds three hundred years of piping heritage. Consisting of artefacts from the rich collections of National Museums of Scotland.

Royal Scots Regimental Museum is a museum in Edinburgh that tells the story of the Regiment in chronological order on pictorial wall panels supported by maps, display cases, tableaux and dioramas. Its medal collection is partly on display. Besides this, the museum features weapons, pictures, collect

St Ronan's Wells Interpretation Centre is a museum in Peebles. The museum features exhibits related to: archives, social history, costume and textiles, decorative and applied art, science and technology and personalities.

Nairn Museum is a museum in Nairn. The museum features exhibits related to Archives, Decorative and Applied Art, Social History, Fine Art, Archaeology, Costume and Textiles, Medicine, Coins and Medals and Personalities.

Bachelors' Club is a museum in Tarbolton. The museum features exhibits related to: personalities.

Borders Textile Towerhouse is a museum in Hawick. The museum features exhibits related to: fine art, weapons and war, natural sciences, social history, science and technology, archaeology, decorative and applied art, archives, costume and textiles and personalities.

Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum is a museum in Kirriemuir. The museum features exhibits related to Archaeology and Social History.

Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom is a museum in Selkirk. The museum features exhibits related to: personalities, archives, social history and fine art.

Whithorn Trust comprises a visitor centre, museum of Early mediaeval stones and the ruins of Whithorn Priory, an excavation site and a full-scale replica Iron Age roundhouse. The museum features exhibits related to the development of early Scotland and the arrival of Christianity.

Glenesk Folk Museum is an independent museum set in the midst of Glenesk, one of the five Angus Glens. Opened in 1955 by its creator and original curator, local schoolteacher Greta Michie, the museum existed in a building called The Retreat. This was built for Captain Wemyss in the 1840s as a huntin

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum is a museum in Dumfries. The museum features exhibits related to: weapons and war, personalities, maritime and social history.

Old Haa Museum is a museum in Burravoe, Yell. The museum features exhibits related to: archives, archaeology, music, social history, fine art, maritime, decorative and applied art, land transport and personalities.

Laidhay Croft Museum is a museum in Dunbeath. The museum features exhibits related to Costume and Textiles, Archives, Personalities, Social History and Decorative and Applied Art.

Museum of Scottish Railways is a museum in Bo'ness. The museum features exhibits related to: archives, science and technology and land transport. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: north british railway 0-6-0 locomotive no.673 maude (glasgow, 1891), baird's 0-4-0st locomotive no.

Established in Victorian era by the Falconer family to offer the town of Forres a museum and library facility. The exhibitions focus on the local community and surrounding inhabitants. Falconer Museum features exhibits related to: archaeology, medicine, industry, land transport, world cultures, cost

Trimontium Museum is the only museum in Scotland dedicated to the Roman and Iron Age. Featuring many new artefacts from the Trimontium Fort Site, on loan from the National Museums Scotland and Private Collections, the museum also has an AV theatre, interactive interpretation and shop. The Museum i

Cairnpapple Hill is a museum in Linlithgow. The museum features exhibits related to: archaeology.

Paisley Museum is a museum in Paisley. The museum features exhibits related to: weapons and war, science and technology, decorative and applied art, fine art, archaeology, social history, world cultures, natural sciences, archives, costume and textiles, land transport and coins and medals.

Kinneil Museum is a museum in Bo'ness. The museum features exhibits related to Archaeology, Science and Technology, Social History, Decorative and Applied Art and Archives.

Mallaig Heritage Centre is a museum in Mallaig. The museum features exhibits related to Agriculture, Maritime, Archives, Personalities, Social History, Film and Media, Fine Art, Religion, Land Transport and Photography.

St Andrews Museum is a museum in St Andrews. The museum features exhibits related to: personalities, social history, weapons and war, music, archives, archaeology, coins and medals and science and technology.

Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in Clydebank. The museum features exhibits related to: social history, fine art, archives and science and technology.

In 1795 the great social historian, Thomas Carlyle was born in this humble house. The three rooms of the museum contain many of Carlyle's possessions, providing a fascinating insight into nineteenth century life in a small Scottish town. The birthplace has been open to the public since 1883 and has

Dingwall Museum is a museum in Dingwall. The museum features exhibits related to Costume and Textiles, Archives, Social History, Weapons and War, Archaeology and Science and Technology.

Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum is a museum in Sanquhar. The museum features exhibits related to Personalities, Coins and Medals, Decorative and Applied Art, Industry, Fine Art, Science and Technology, Social History, Costume and Textiles, Literature, Archaeology, Agriculture and Natural Sciences. Key them

Newton Stewart Museum is a museum in Newton Stewart. The museum features exhibits related to Social History, Costume and Textiles, Science and Technology and Archives.

Welcome to Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre your gateway to Tomintoul & Glenlivet, The Cairngorms National Park and Moray Speyside. Whether you're interest is Whisky, Walking or Wildlife, your visit to Tomintoul & Glenlivet will be truly unique. No stay in our area is complete without a visit

Colzium House is a museum in Kilsyth. The museum features exhibits related to: fine art, weapons and war, costume and textiles, world cultures, natural sciences, archaeology, decorative and applied art, social history, archives and coins and medals.

Old Gala House Museum is a museum in Galashiels. The museum features exhibits related to Archives, Social History, Archaeology, Fine Art and Personalities.

Dunollie Museum is a museum in Oban. The museum features exhibits related to: decorative and applied art, social history, fine art, costume and textiles, coins and medals and world cultures.

The Centre provides a focus for the work of Dunbeath Preservation Trust: Registered museum; archaeological exhibition, Neil M Gunn literary landscape, engaging approach to landscape interpretation through art installations, photography and unique floor map. Repository for research data, manuscripts,

Douglas Heritage Museum is a museum in Douglas. The museum features exhibits related to Archives, Weapons and War and Social History.

Situated on the shores of Loch Fyne in Argyll, against a spectacular background of mountain and forest, Ardkinglas House is an architectural gem. Ardkinglas Woodland Gardens are open all the year round with an outstanding collection of plants and trees, including the tallest tree in Britain. There a

Unst Heritage Centre is a museum in Haroldswick. The museum features exhibits related to Agriculture, Archaeology, Religion, Costume and Textiles and Social History. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include Crofting implements, Unst lace and Peat cart.

Musselburgh Museum is a fascinating visit for all ages. Discover the long and remarkable history of the Honest Toun through the changing displays and exhibitions, and have fun with the activities for children and families. Musselburgh Museum is operated on behalf of the Council by Musselburgh Muse

Auchindrain Museum is a museum in By Inveraray. The museum features exhibits related to: agriculture, social history and architecture.

Fairfield Heritage is a community museum dedicated to telling the story of Govan’s outstanding role in world shipbuilding. Please come and visit us and enjoy the very building that was once the headquarters of the greatest shipbuilding enterprise in the world, the Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineeri