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The West Highland Museum is very pleased to announce that we have been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award given to cha

Join us on Thursday 20 May at 2pm to find out more about the history of our fabulous Victorian beetle wing dress and the lady who owned it.  Barbara M

Due to circumstances beyond our control the West Highland Museum Trust’s AGM originally scheduled for 19 May 2021 has been postponed.  As the

We are pleased to announce that the West Highland Museum re-opened to the public on Tuesday 1 June 2021.
We currently have limited opening hours: Tues

We’re really excited that the museum will be featuring in BBC Scotland’s Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs series on Wednesday 24th March 2021.
In this

We’re very pleased to announce the return of the West Highland Museum Bursary for 2021.
We are looking for one or two students to help us out over

We are working in partnership with the Open Visual Worlds team at St Andrews University to create an online gallery showcasing the top 100 objec

The West Highland Museum will be closed for visitors until the beginning of March 2021.
 
If you have any queries for us about access or the collect

Our hard-working staff and volunteers need and deserve some time off!  But we know that you might want to visit our Museum too so here is the plan for the rest of December and into January:Monday 23rd  – open 10am till 4pmTuesday 24th – open  10am till 3pmChristmas Day, 25th – closedThursday 26th –  open 10am till 4pmFriday 27th – open 10am till 4pmSaturday 28th – open 10am till 4pmSunday 29th – closedMonday 30th – open 10am till 4pmTuesday 31st – open 10am till 3pmNew Year’s Day – closedThursday 2nd January – open 10am till 4pmFriday 3rd January – open 10am till 4pmSaturday 4th January – open 10am till 4pmSunday 5th January – closedMonday 6th January  – back to normal winter hours of 10am till 4pmNollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ùr Dhuibh!A Merry Christmas and a Good New Year to You!

We are very pleased to advise that this new acquisition for our world renowned Jacobite Collection has recently been purchased at auction.Hidden portrait snuff boxes are among the most iconic Jacobite works of art.  A Jacobite host could give his friends a pinch of snuff, and depending on the company, could reveal the hidden portrait.Decorated with enamel, the hinged cover opens to a plain interior.The hidden double lid opens to reveal an enamelled portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart.  The portrait is a variant of the famous Sir Robert Strange example and dates this piece to circa 1750.We were able to acquire this with the support of the National Fund for Acquisitions, the Art Fund and a private donor.