Museums
Links
An Lanntair
Features up-to-date and archive exhibitions, and other information on the premier public arts facility in the Western Isles of Scotland.
Cromarty Courthouse Museum
http://www.cromarty-courthouse.org.uk/
An award winning registered museum providing an enjoyable way to explore Cromarty's past, with resources for those with a serious interest in the history of the North of Scotland.
Elgin Museum
http://www.elginmuseum.org.uk/
Local museum with information on archaeology, geology, natural history, social history, and ethnography. Exhibitors of Pictish Stones and unique local fossils.
Glasgow Museums
http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/
Offers information on Glasgow's 13 museums including what exhibitions are on display.
Kinross Museum
http://www.tulbol.demon.co.uk/
A hub site for the old county of Kinross-Shire with links to businesses, organisations and attractions.
Motherwell Heritage Centre
http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=15875
An interactive journey into the history of Motherwell from Victorian times to the present day.
National Museums of Scotland
Official site of the Scottish National Museums of Flight, Agriculture, Costumes, Armed Forces, the Museum of Scotland and the Royal Museum.
Orkney Wireless Museum
Specialising in Orkney wartime and domestic radio memorabilia.
Shetland Museum Service
http://www.shetland-museum.org.uk
Covers three museums on the islands: The Shetland Museum, The Croft House Museum and The Böd of Gremista Museum. Comprehensive historic archives of Shetland in each.
Strathclyde Fire Preservation Society
Historical view of fire engines used within Glasgow and surrounding areas from the 1960s onwards.
Taigh Chearsabhagh Gallery
http://www.taigh-chearsabhagh.org
North Uist's waterfront arts centre and museum - run by the artists and people of North Uist for you.
The Hunterian Museum
The oldest public museum in Scotland. The Web site is excellent with sections on a range of exhibits including the Romans in Scotland (map of the Antonine Wall) and Leckie Broth. Pages on dinosaurs and fossils found in Scotland also an eye-opener.
The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
http://www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk/
Exhibitions include Romans in Scotland during the first century AD, with emphasis on the Antonine Wall frontier.
The Lighthouse
http://www.thelighthouse.co.uk/
Formerly the Glasgow Herald's offices in Mitchell Lane, Charles Rennie Mackintosh's first public project is now home to an exhibition about his works
The Royal Exchange
http://www.fix.law-firm.co.uk/RoyalExchangeHistory.htm
A history of the building which now houses the Gallery of Modern Art.