Arbuthnot Museum & Gallery, Peterhead

Arbuthnot Museum & Gallery
St Peter Street
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 1QD
Scotland

Website

www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/museums/arbuthnot.asp

Telephone

01779 477778

Fax

01771 622 884

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Discover the wealth of Peterhead's maritime history in one of Aberdeenshire's oldest museums.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Opening Hours 2005:
Open year round
Mon-Tues, Thurs-Sat 11.00 am- 1.00 pm
2.00 pm - 4.30pm
Wednesday 11.00 - 13.00

Closed Sundays and public holidays

 Admission charges

Admission free

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Loan service
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Research facilities for academics

Arbuthnot Museum & Gallery
St Peter Street
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 1QD
Scotland

Website

www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/museums/arbuthnot.asp

Telephone

01779 477778

Fax

01771 622 884

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

See models showing the development of Peterhead fishing boats, an important collection of Inuit Artifacts, displays on Arctic animals and whaling, one of Northern Scotland's largest coin collections and temporary exhibitions with regularly changing programme of events.

Collection details

Archives, Coins and Medals, Fine Art, Land Transport, Maritime, Social History, World Cultures

Key artists and exhibits

  • Peterhead history
  • Inuit Artifacts
  • Arctic animals and whaling
  • Northern Scotland's largest coin collections

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Arbuthnot Museum & Gallery
St Peter Street
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 1QD
Scotland

Website

www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/museums/arbuthnot.asp

Telephone

01779 477778

Fax

01771 622 884

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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