Possibly the oldest independent museum in Scotland. Established in 1836, with the purpose built museum opening in 1842, the Italianate style building has recently undergone a half million pound refurbishment (2003).
It is the home of 36,000 items including internationally renowned fossil exhibits and Pictish stones. The collection also includes a Roman hoard unearthed locally, some writings of Charles Darwin and T.H. Huxley and important archives such as the George Gordon correspondence and Grant of Wester Elchies papers.
The Museum has a new exhibition -People & Place, featuring a thousand years of Scottish history from a Moray perspective.
Elgin Museum runs a Discovery Club on Saturday morning during term time for children between 8 and 13 years old.
Click here to listen to a soundclip from the Centre
USEFUL INFORMATION:
Opening Hours: April - October:
Monday – Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday: 11am – 4pm
Nov – March: by appointment
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