This list of museums in

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

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.,

virtual museum A virtual museum is a digital entity that draws on the characteristics of a museum, in order to complement, enhance, or augment the museum experience through personalization, interactivity, and richness of content. Virtual museums can perform as t ...

s) are not included. Many other small historical displays are located in the country's stately homes, castles and public libraries.

Museums

Defunct museums

*Abbott House, Dunfermline, closed in 2015 * Angus Folk Museum,

Glamis Glamis is a small village in Angus, Scotland, located south of Kirriemuir and southwest of Forfar. It is the location of Glamis Castle, the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. History The vicinity of Glamis has prehistoric ...

, closed in 2017 due to structural issues, collections moved to

House of Dun The House of Dun is a National Trust for Scotland property in the parish of Dun, lying close to the edge of Montrose Basin and situated approximately half way between the towns of Montrose and Brechin, in Angus, Scotland. The Dun Estate was h ...

*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, closed in 2003 * Dunaskin Heritage Centre,

Dalmellington Dalmellington ( sco, Dawmellinton, gd, Dail M'Fhaolain) is a market town and civil parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In 2001 the village had a population of 1,407. The town owes its origins to the fault line separating the Southern Uplands of ...

* 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 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 ...

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

Buckie Buckie ( gd, Bucaidh) is a burgh town (defined as such in 1888) on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland. Historically in Banffshire, Buckie was the largest town in the county until the administrative area was abolished in 1975. The town is the t ...

, Moray * Peterhead Maritime Heritage Centre, Peterhead, closed in 2010 *Pictavia Visitor Centre,

Brechin Brechin (; gd, Breichin) is a city and former Royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese (which continues today ...

, closed 2014. * Pittencrieff House Museum, Dunfermline, collections now on display in the Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries * Springburn Museum,

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 ind ...

, Glasgow * Weaver's Cottage,

Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Airdrie (; sco, Airdrie; gd, An t-Àrd Ruigh) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft (130 m) above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Glasgow city centre. , the town had a ...

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

References

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Visit ScotlandDumfries and Galloway – Museums and Galleries

Museums & Galleries of Scotland
{{DEFAULTSORT:Museums In Scotland Scottish culture

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

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Defunct museums

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