This list of museums in

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e.,

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s) are not included. Many other small historical displays are located in the country's

stately home An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these peopl ...

s, castles and

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Museums

Defunct museums

*Abbott House, Dunfermline, closed in 2015 *

Angus Folk Museum Angus Folk Museum was a centre for History of Agriculture, agricultural history and rural life located near Forfar, Angus. It was located in the village of Glamis off the A94 road, A94. The museum was founded by Jean, Lady Maitland who gave her ...

, Glamis, closed in 2017 due to structural issues, collections moved to House of Dun *Archaeolink Prehistory Park,

Oyne Oyne is a small village in rural Aberdeenshire at the bottom of Bennachie in Scotland. Locality The village has limited local resources. It once had a railway station which closed 6 May 1968, and now has a daily bus service to Inverurie away ...

, Aberdeenshire, closed in 2011 *Birkhill Fireclay Mine * Brander Museum, Huntly * The Big Idea,

Irvine, North Ayrshire Irvine ( ; sco, Irvin,
gd, Irbhinn, IPA: Dalmellington * Carnegie Inverurie Museum, Inverurie * Garlogie Mill Power House, Garlogie *

Glasgow Museum of Transport The Riverside Museum (formerly known as the Glasgow Museum of Transport) is a museum in Glasgow, housed in a building at Pointhouse Quay in the Glasgow Harbour regeneration district of Glasgow, Scotland. The building opened in June 2011, winnin ...

, closed in 2010, collections moving to the Riverside Museum *

Glover House Glover House may refer to: ;in Japan *Glover Residence, also known as ''Glover House'' or ''Single Pine Tree'' (''Ipponmatsu''), in Glover Garden, Nagasaki, Japan ;in Scotland *Glover House (Aberdeen, Scotland) ;in the United States (by state): * ...

, closed in 2006 * Heatherbank Museum of Social Work,

Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow Caledonian University ( gd, Oilthigh Chailleannach Ghlaschu, ), informally GCU, Caledonian or Caley, is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of The Queen's College, Glasgow (founded in 1875) and G ...

, closed in 2004, collections now online only * Inverkeithing Museum * Jane Welsh Carlyle House,

Haddington, East Lothian The Royal Burgh of Haddington ( sco, Haidintoun, gd, Baile Adainn) is a town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the main administrative, cultural and geographical centre for East Lothian. It lies about east of Edinburgh. The name Haddington is ...

* Lochwinnoch Community Museum *

Marischal Museum Marischal Museum was a museum in Aberdeen, Scotland, specialising in anthropology and artifacts from cultures around the world. The museum was a part of the University of Aberdeen, situated at Marischal College, a grand neo-gothic building said ...

, Aberdeen, closed in 2008, collection items now on display in the

King's Museum King's Museum is a small university museum operated by the University of Aberdeen and located in the Old Town House, Old Aberdeen, Old Town House in Old Aberdeen, Scotland. History The museum collection's origin was originally established in ...

. *Musselburgh Doll Museum, closed in 2014 *Museum of Fire, Edinburgh, closed in 2016 with plans to reopen in 2018 which did not materialise *

National Museum of Costume The National Museum of Costume was located at Shambellie House, in New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland and it formed part of the National Museums of Scotland. The museum started operating in 1982. The museum allowed a look at fashion and t ...

, New Abbey, closed in 2013. Items from the costume collection are now on display in the Art and Design galleries of the

National Museum of Scotland The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum (opened in ...

. *

Newhaven Heritage Museum The Newhaven Heritage Museum was a museum located in the village of Newhaven, within the City of Edinburgh, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britai ...

, Edinburgh, closed in 2007 * Peter Anson Gallery, Buckie,

Moray Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland. Between 1975 ...

* Peterhead Maritime Heritage Centre, Peterhead, closed in 2010 *Pictavia Visitor Centre, Brechin, closed 2014. * Pittencrieff House Museum, Dunfermline, collections now on display in the

Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries Dunfermline (; sco, Dunfaurlin, gd, Dùn Phàrlain) is a city, parish and former Royal Burgh, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. The city currently has an estimated population of 58,508. Accord ...

Springburn Museum Springburn Museum was set up in the reading room of the Springburn Library, Glasgow, Scotland, as the first independent community museum in the city, presenting material on the industrial heritage of the area. The Museum was opened by Tom We ...

Springburn Springburn ( gd, Allt an Fhuairainn) is an inner-city district in the north of the Scottish city of Glasgow, made up of generally working-class households. Springburn developed from a rural hamlet at the beginning of the 19th century. Its indu ...

, Glasgow * Weaver's Cottage, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire *

World of Boats Eyemouth ( sco, Heymooth) is a small town and civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is east of the main north–south A1 road and north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. The town's name comes from its location at the ...

, Eyemouth, Owners Eyemouth International Sailing Craft Association (EISCA) entered liquidation in June 2017 and the collection was sold at auction in July 2017.

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Visit ScotlandDumfries and Galloway – Museums and Galleries

Museums & Galleries of Scotland
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Lists of buildings and structures in Scotland Scottish education-related lists Lists of organisations based in Scotland

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