Scottish Fisheries Museum

St. Ayles
Habourhead
Anstruther
Fife
KY10 3AB
Scotland

Website

www.scotfishmuseum.org

E-mail

general enquiries

enquiries@scotfishmuseum.org

Telephone

01333 310628

Fax

01333 310628

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.
Scottish Fisheries Museum with historic vessels Reaper and White Wing at Anstruther Harbour.
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The Scottish Fisheries Museum, housed in a range of historic buildings on Anstruther's harbour front, tells the story of Scotland's fishing industry, and the people who took part in it, from the earliest times to the present. We have a large area of displays, developed since 1969, and also host temporary exhibtions and events.

Our library and archive, containing much of interest to family historians and researchers into the industry, are open by appointment. We also run a busy tearoom and shop with outside seating in our courtyard in summer.

Venue Type:

Archive, Library, Museum

 Opening hours

April-October
Mon-Sat 1000-1730
Sun 1100-1700
November-March
Mon-Sat 1000-1630
Sun 1400-1630
last admissions 1 hour before closing

Closed: Christmas and New Year - contact the museum for details

 Admission charges

Adults: £4.50
Concessions: £3.50
Accompnied Children: FREE
Members: FREE
Groups rates on application

Discounts

  • Museums Association
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Cafeteria
  • Refreshments
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Touch exhibits
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Library
  • Library with public access
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Additional info

Our library is open to the public by appointment only

St. Ayles
Habourhead
Anstruther
Fife
KY10 3AB
Scotland

Website

www.scotfishmuseum.org

E-mail

general enquiries

enquiries@scotfishmuseum.org

Telephone

01333 310628

Fax

01333 310628

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.

Our collections date mainly from the 19th century onwards and contain items relating to the fishing industry (gear, equipment, boats - full-sized and models), the associated industries (boat-building, engineering, coopering, fish curing and trade) and domestic and working life (household items, costume, decorative and functional ceramics etc.)

We have a small collection of whaling items, and extensive archives (company and personal papers), photographs and art collections.

Collection details

Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Industry, Maritime, Photography, Science and Technology, Social History, Trade and Commerce, Weapons and War

Key artists and exhibits

  • fifie
  • zulu
  • Frank Buckland
  • John McGhie
  • Kelvin
  • Bergius
  • Miller
  • herring

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

St. Ayles
Habourhead
Anstruther
Fife
KY10 3AB
Scotland

Website

www.scotfishmuseum.org

E-mail

general enquiries

enquiries@scotfishmuseum.org

Telephone

01333 310628

Fax

01333 310628

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.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

An evening of Phantasmagoria at the Scottish Fisheries Museum!

14 May 2010

Join us for a magical adventure as lantern slide enthusiast Winnie Stevenson takes us on a tour of Lothian, Fife, London and across to Yosemite National Park, returning to the imaginative world of Victorian and Edwardian cartoons in this unique and historic experience suitable for the whole family.
Afterwards visit ‘Mr Darwin’s Fishes’, a unique exhibition exploring the personal and working relationship between Darwin his lifelong friend Leonard Jenyns along with scientific aspects of collecting, preserving, classifying, illustrating and publishing the fish specimens brought back from the Beagle voyage.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly

When

7-10pm

Admission

For more information and to book a place, please contact the museum.

St. Ayles
Habourhead
Anstruther
Fife
KY10 3AB
Scotland

Website

www.scotfishmuseum.org

E-mail

general enquiries

enquiries@scotfishmuseum.org

Telephone

01333 310628

Fax

01333 310628

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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