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The amazing Dingwall Yarn Bombers have struck again!
Responding to our 50th Anniversary Year, the Yarn Bombers have created a stunning array of tops for the bollards outside the Museum. Vikings, a Castle, and a beautiful re-creation of the Town House are all represented. Thank you SO MUCH for gracing the front of the museum with your craft.
The Simpson Family of Dingwall
A display by Forbes Munro
Sir George Simpson, born in Dingwall , became 'The Little Emperor' who effectively ruled a vast part of North America in the 1820s and 1830s as Governor-in-Chief of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Of course he brought his family in to help.
Come and read all about it in the Museum!
Dingwall Fire Brigade - Queen Victoria's one
24th September 2024
Our 1890s Dingwall Fire Brigade engine has been in store for years (except for an interlude on display in Inverness) but thanks to Frank Nicol and his people it's back on our premises and will go on permanent display next year!
Dingwall Museum 2025 Calendar
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The 2025 Calendar is now sold out. We are working on the 2026 one already, sorting through a huge range of pictures from the last 150 years of Dingwall's life and times to find the best ones for you.
We have a new Collections Officer!
Starting with us on Monday 1st April 2024
Our new Collections Officer will be providing recommendations on aspects of our collection, helping museum volunteers undertake an audit of it all, migrating information from our old cataloguing system AdLib to cloud-based Axiell, and training volunteers in auditing and basic conservation.
MGS Sponsorship 2024/5
Museums and Galleries Scotland has helped fund our future!
The Dingwall Museum Trust/SCIO is very pleased and gratified to welcome a large funding boost from Museums and Galleries Scotland. This grant of nearly £13,000 is being used to hire a museum professional to help us introduce a modern, cloud-based catalogue system for our large collection and to improve visitor experience at the museum. The museum is open to the public from Easter to mid-October, Wednesdays to Saturdays 10am-4am and entry is free.
Behind the scenes we invite volunteers to join in either at the welcome desk or with the displays, the cataloguing and auditing that goes on all year. There are bound to be surprises!
Areas affected: Collections Officer, cataloguing, conservation!
GlenWyvis Sponsorship 2024/5
GlenWyvis Distillery’s GoodWill Fund
Our thanks to GlenWyvis Distillery’s GoodWill Fund for their generous donation to the Dingwall Museum.
This has funded a computer, printer, hearing loop and data projector to help us improve accessibility and the methods of delivery of our core purpose of illuminating Dingwall’s history for local people and visitors to the burgh, many coming with questions of their family origins and the land they or their predecessors came from and life they led.
With computer equipment and hearing loop on the Reception desk we will be able to look into our digitised records for immediate answers to queries, and with the data projector to help in outreach activities, all to improve visitors’ experience in the Museum and to take Museum knowledge out to the wider community.
IT and accessibility systems
Registered Museum. Charity Number: SC 053119
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