West Highland Museum

The West Highland Museum, in the centre of Fort William, Scotland, tells the story of the mountainous West Highlands of Scotland and its people. It has seven rooms on three floors, with an extensive collection of exhibits relating to the Jacobites, including the eighteenth century "secret portrait" of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Later royalty is represented by a collection of Victoriana, including the Highland regalia gifted by Queen Victoria to her favourite servant, John Brown.

The museum aims to cover every aspect of West Highland history, with other exhibits for archaeology, wildlife, Highland life, and military history including the history of Fort William itself. It has recently opened a Commando Exhibition which tells the story of the Commandos in Lochaber during the Second World War.

The Rough Guide describes the museum as "splendidly idiosyncratic". The museum was founded in 1922 by Victor Hodgson and has always been independent. It is a member of Museums Galleries Scotland.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "West Highland Museum". Museums Galleries Scotland. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

External links

West Highland Museum website

Coordinates: 56°49′04″N 5°06′40″W / 56.8177°N 5.1111°W / 56.8177; -5.1111

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.