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In 2021 this album of sketches and watercolours by 'The Poolewe Artist' Finlay MacKinnon was kindly donated to the Gairloch Museum! Many were created while he was serving on the front line in France in 1915. Find out more about MacKinnon here: app.smartify.org/en-GB/objects/…

A month has passed since the opening of ‘Our Fragile Land’ Exhibition! Our Preview night attracted over 50 attendees who reflected on their relationship with the land, recognizing its beauty, diversity, various uses, & fragility despite its grandeur & majesty.

Join us in our Fermentation Workshop Coming this September! 🌿 Hannah Taylor from Gut Feelings Kombucha will visit Gairloch to lead a session on 2 vegetable fermentation techniques! Saturday 28th September 11 am -1 pm Tickets: £40 More details here: gairloch-museum.arttickets.org.uk/gairloch-museu…

This pre-1914 photo shows a thatched longhouse on Isle Ewe, known as "Taigh nam Bodach" (The Old Men's House) & "Taigh nan Iasgairean" (The Fishermen's House), the latter due to the influx of east coast fishermen migrating to the island. 🐟 Visit here: app.smartify.org/en-GB/objects/…

Check out our beautiful spongeware bowls! 🥣✨ Spongeware, often Scottish & dating from around 1835-1935, is pottery with a plain background & mottled prints created by sponged decoration in one or more colors. Find out more about how it's made here: app.smartify.org/en-GB/objects/…

Lonemore crofters herding sheep to Mihol fank, 1953 [photo from the collections Gairloch Museum]

Here 3 women are playing golf (c. 1920) with the Church of Scotland in the background. ⛳️ The Ladies' Golf Union (1893) & Scottish Ladies Golf Association (1904) formalised golf & formed a national handicapping system later adopted by men. Visit Here: app.smartify.org/en-GB/objects/…

“Everyday Family Treasures,” at the Society of Scottish Artists @SocietyScotArt exhibition—“Ulaidhean/Treasures”—at the Gairloch Museum. Gairloch Museum #photograghy #CreativeGeographies #place Geography & Environment | University of Dundee #ScottishPhotography

Huge congratulations to Young V&A on being named @ArtFund #MuseumOfTheYear 2024! Great achievement and well deserved! 🥳🥳🥳

This 1883 photo shows a dinghy below the Free Church, Gairloch, before the "Cidhe Hornsby" jetty was built. A man holds the boat's painter, with two children beside it, & the Gairloch Hotel in the background. 🚣‍♂️ Explore this photo and more here: app.smartify.org/en-GB/objects/…

On 28th September join us for our practical Fermentation Workshop where you'll learn: 🌿2 Vegetable fermentation techniques 🌿How to improve gut health 🌿& how to reduce food waste! Find out more here: gairloch-museum.arttickets.org.uk/gairloch-museu…

Join us on 13th August for our Haunted Lighthouse Escape Room Adventure! Embark on a thrilling escape room where you'll solve puzzles & uncover secrets in this exciting experience designed for family fun & teamwork! 🧩👻 Contact us to book a slot!

Come to Fireside Stories with Lizzie McDougall 15th August 7-8pm! Listen to local tales and some further afield, taking us on a journey filled with myth & magic! 🔮✨ Book here: gairloch-museum.arttickets.org.uk/gairloch-museu…

Join us on 20th August for our History and Hampers event! Discover ancient history with a guided family walk to a historic roundhouse. Bring along your own picnic if you want to join us for a break with a view! 🍎🏞

This painting depicts Alexander MacPherson, believed to inspire the Gaelic song "I Loved the Fair Haired Laddie" after tragically drowning off Red Point, Gairloch. Born in 1794, he was the younger brother of George MacPherson, a tacksman at Melvaig. app.smartify.org/en-GB/objects/…

This black and white photo c. 1950 shows the old Gairloch pier stacked with fish boxes on the right side. A lorry is loading fish at the end of the pier and the sky is full of gulls! 🐟🌊 Find this & more of the Museum's collection here: app.smartify.org/en-GB/objects/…

A pony with peat creels, late-1890s/early-1900s. The location is somewhere in the Western Isles but hasn't been precisely identified (#Barra has been suggested) [photo: Archibald Alexander Chisholm; source: Grantown Museum]

Loch Maree & Fisherfield's larger lochs host a population of Black-Throated Divers ( or 'learg-dhubh' in Gaelic). They nest on small islands or artificial rafts, moving to the coast in winter. They are superb swimmers & divers, but very clumsy on land! app.smartify.org/en-GB/objects/…