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Discover the wealth of Peterhead's maritime history in one of Aberdeenshire's oldest museums. See models showing the development of Peterhead fishing boats and find out about:

A purpose-built storage unit housing up to 35,000 historic objects and 60,000 photographic images
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Aberdeenshire Museum Service HQ (AMS) is the first publicly accessible store for the county’s museum service, and was built with a substantial grant from Heritage Lottery Fund.

Relive the story of our famous farming past in the beautiful surroundings of Aden Country Park
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Long famed for high quality Aberdeen-Angus cattle, the North East contains a quarter of Scotland’s arable land and consequently farming is an essential feature of rural life. The award-winning Aberdeenshire Farming Museum at Aden Country Park brings alive the story of this famous farming past in the unique semi-circular Aden Estate home farm.

New displays installed this year include local foundries and the farm machinery they made, modern farming methods for animal husbandry and traps and vermin control.

Access Aberdeen's shipbuilding history through the collections of Aberdeen Maritime Museum
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Aberdeen Maritime Museum tells the story of the city's long relationship with the Sea. This award-winning museum is located on the historic Shiprow and incorporates Provost Ross's House, which was built in 1593. The Maritime Museum houses a unique collection covering shipbuilding, fast sailing ships, fishing and port history.

It is also the only place in the UK where you can see displays on the North Sea oil and gas industry. Aberdeen Maritime Museum offers visitors a spectacular viewpoint over the busy harbour. 

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Inspiring Art and Music is a redevelopment project which will transform Aberdeen Art Gallery, Cowdray Hall and The Hall of Remembrance through significant investment in the fabric of the buildings, new exhibition and display galleries and improved facilities for visitors. There will be fresh opportunities to see the exceptional collections held in the Art Gallery and to access our unique cultural heritage.

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The majority of works are in the Pathfoot Building with sculpture on display all around the campus.

Sculpture Trail

Sculpture forms an important part of the University Art Collection.
It can be seen all around the scenic campus.

A tour of the sculptures on display in the courtyards of the Pathfoot Building and around the campus is due out shortly. 

The Art Collection Lecture

The Art Collection holds two lectures a year.

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Nestling beneath Stirling Castle, in the King’s Park, the ancient hunting grounds of the Stuart monarchs, is the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum.

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Museum relating to the history of the region. Includes geneaological resources, documentation on local issues, maps and information relating to the Ross of Mull.

Set in a renovated cottage next to a 17th Century corn mill in the village of Bunessan with parking for up to 6 cars and disabled access.

The Centre has a range of local walking guides for sale including information on the history of seven areas on the Ross and a large book combining all districts.

Usually open from April to October, Monday to Friday with weekend visits by prior appointment.

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Oban War & Peace Museum contains a fascinating collection of artefacts and photographs depicting the rich cultural history of the busy port town and its people. You can learn about the fishing and maritime industries, the railway, road transport, local sports, the building of the iconic McCaig’s Tower and the strategic role played by Oban during the war years when the town was home to Australian, Canadian and US aircrew and RAF Flying Boats operated from the bay.

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This award-winning museum is situated in the conservation village of Port Charlotte. The exhibitions illustrate life and work on the island from pre-historic times to the early part of the 20th century, together with items from the many shipwrecks found around Islay’s shores.

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