All music museums to visit in Scotland

Celebrate the universal language of music at 20 museums in Scotland dedicated to musical heritage. These museums explore the history of music, instruments, and influential musicians.

Are you passionate about music and its history? Here are the top music museums in Scotland:

  1. Shetland Museum1

    Shetland Museum

     Lerwick
    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
  2. Inverness Museum and Art Gallery - High Life Highland2

    Inverness Museum and Art Gallery - High Life Highland

     Inverness
    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
  3. Burns House Museum3

    Burns House Museum

     Dumfries
    Burns House Museum is a museum in Dumfries. The museum features exhibits related to: fine art, social history, decorative and applied art, archives, personalities, costume and textiles, music, coins and medals and literature. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: kilmarnock and edin
  4. Perth Museum and Art Gallery4

    Perth Museum and Art Gallery

     Perth
    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
  5. Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum5

    Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum

     Stirling
    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
  6. Museum of Islay Life6

    Museum of Islay Life

     Port Charlotte
    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.
  7. Montrose Museum and Art Gallery7

    Montrose Museum and Art Gallery

     Montrose
    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
  8. Grantown Museum8

    Grantown Museum

     Grantown-on-Spey
    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.
  9. National Piping Centre and Museum9

    National Piping Centre and Museum

     Glasgow
    The National Piping Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, is an institution dedicated to the playing of various types of bagpipes and other traditional musical instruments. This includes the Great Highland Bagpipes, Scottish smallpipes, and Irish uileann pipes. The centre serves as a hub for those interested in learning about and experiencing the rich tradition of bagpipe music.
  10. St Cecilia's Hall Museum of Instruments10

    St Cecilia's Hall Museum of Instruments

     Edinburgh
    St Cecilia's Hall, a small concert hall and museum, is situated in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is conveniently located on the corner of Niddry Street and the Cowgate, just about 168 metres south of the famous Royal Mile. This makes it easily accessible for tourists exploring the city.
  11. Reid Concert Hall Museum of Instruments11

    Reid Concert Hall Museum of Instruments

     Edinburgh
    The Reid Concert Hall is a quaint music venue nestled in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is conveniently located in Bristo Square, just a short distance south of the famous Royal Mile. This location makes it easily accessible for tourists exploring the city's historic sites.
  12. Banchory Museum12

    Banchory Museum

     Banchory
    Banchory Museum is a museum in Banchory. The museum features exhibits related to Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Music, Social History, Natural Sciences and Personalities. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include J. Scott Skinner, the 'Strathspey King', Royal
  13. Clan Donnachaidh Museum13

    Clan Donnachaidh Museum

     Pitlochry
    Clan Donnachaidh Museum is a museum in Pitlochry. The museum features exhibits related to: coins and medals, social history, archaeology, maritime, archives, fine art, decorative and applied art, music, weapons and war, personalities, natural sciences, medicine and costume and textiles.
  14. Fetlar Interpretive Centre14

    Fetlar Interpretive Centre

     Fetlar
    Fetlar Interpretive Centre is a museum in Fetlar. The museum features exhibits related to Archives, Medicine, Personalities, Maritime, Music, Archaeology and Social History.
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    John Gray Centre

     Haddington
    John Gray Centre is a museum in Haddington. The museum features exhibits related to Personalities, Design, Natural Sciences, Archives, Religion, Music, Literature, Agriculture, Trade and Commerce, Costume and Textiles, Aviation, World Cultures, Architecture, Social History, Archaeology, Decorative a
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    Alyth Museum

     Alyth
    Alyth Museum is a museum in Alyth. The museum features exhibits related to Social History, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Archaeology, Music, Costume and Textiles, Weapons and War, Archives, Natural Sciences, Land Transport, Coins and Medals and World Cultures.
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    Glasgow Women's Library

     Glasgow
    Glasgow Women's Library is a museum in Glasgow. The museum features exhibits related to: music, performing arts, architecture, film and media, literature, social history, religion, world cultures, archives, costume and textiles, law and order, design and photography.
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    Museum Store

     Grangemouth
    Museum Store is a museum in Grangemouth. The museum features exhibits related to: social history, costume and textiles, land transport, weapons and war, natural sciences, archives, decorative and applied art, maritime, medicine, science and technology, archaeology, personalities, music and coins and
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    George Waterston Memorial Centre and Museum

     Fair Isle
    George Waterston Memorial Centre and Museum is a museum in Fair Isle. The museum features exhibits related to: natural sciences, fine art, decorative and applied art, personalities, weapons and war, music, maritime, costume and textiles, land transport, archaeology, world cultures, archives, social
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    Creetown Heritage Museum

     Newton Stewart
    Creetown Heritage Museum is a museum in Newton Stewart. The museum features exhibits related to: film and media, social history, music and religion. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: replica 'wicker man' in the museum celebrates the involvement of creetown in the making of that