Museum Nan Eilean, Sgoil Lionacleit

A new museum and archive will create a major visitor destination and a gateway to the Gaelic-rich cultural heritage of the Islands.  Located in a modern purpose built extension to the restored Lews Castle it will open in the summer of 2015.

Exciting new galleries will look at the stories of the Islands and Islanders.  Visitors will be able to

• discover how the distinctiveness of the Outer Hebrides is shaped by a unique combination of land, sea and people
• hear details about different people’s lives; the diversity of experience, opinion and perception of living life on an Island.
• examine how people have lived and worked from the earliest times to the present day,  how their culture is expressed through the Gaelic language, religion and community life.