Gairloch Museum
Gairloch Museum is located in a stunning building - a former nuclear bunker - converted to make a wonderful new home for a fascinating collection of artefacts that share the history, heritage and stories of this stunning part of North West Scotland. Displays include the original lens from Rubh Re lighthouse, a replica croft house showing how people used to live and an interactive gallery about our magnificent natural world.
The Museum shop stocks a specialist range of books and CDs of local interest and crafts by local makers. The in-house art gallery spaces host a rotation of exhibitions; solo and group shows as well as touring exhibitions. Am Bàrd, the Museum café, can be found on the fully accessible first floor of the building and has stunning views across the loch to the Isle of Skye. We serve teas, coffees, cold drinks, great homemaking and wonderful lunch dishes with a local flavour.
Gairloch Museum was declared ArtFund Museum of the Year in 2020 and has received a Five Star rating from Visit Scotland. As the Slow Travel guide book Bradt put it, "if you want to visit just one museum in the North Highlands, it should be this one".
The Museum shop stocks a specialist range of books and CDs of local interest and crafts by local makers. The in-house art gallery spaces host a rotation of exhibitions; solo and group shows as well as touring exhibitions. Am Bàrd, the Museum café, can be found on the fully accessible first floor of the building and has stunning views across the loch to the Isle of Skye. We serve teas, coffees, cold drinks, great homemaking and wonderful lunch dishes with a local flavour.
Gairloch Museum was declared ArtFund Museum of the Year in 2020 and has received a Five Star rating from Visit Scotland. As the Slow Travel guide book Bradt put it, "if you want to visit just one museum in the North Highlands, it should be this one".
