Arran Heritage Museum

13/05/2026

Café Rosaburn will be closed Monday 18th May.

13/05/2026

Thursday 21st of May

The Traction Engine "Vernon" will be stopping at Arran Heritage Museum at about 2pm for an hour.

The top car park will be closed at that time to accommodate this.

This will be part of its long journey from Oban to the Peak District.

Join us to see this beautiful machine which is journeying and fundraising for RNLI and Give a Kidney.
More details can be found at www.wheresvern.co.uk or wheres_vern

11/05/2026

You may have seen one of our recent acquisitions in the Banner a few weeks ago!!

Fiona Macdonald, aged 90, made an emotional return to the Arran Heritage Museum for the start of their 2026 season opening, unveiling a hidden piece of family history. A Vernis Martin Victorian-era bible box, long forgotten on her grandmother’s shelf, has been revealed to have deep ties to Arran and the 19th-century lives of the Williamson/ Currie family from Whitefarland and Lochranza.

This small family heirloom, measuring only 7 x 5 x 3 inches, belonged to Janet Williamson, bn 1876 in Lochranza. Janet, daughter of Malcolm and Flora Currie (née McMillan), was part of a community that gathered at the Free Church of Scotland. The bible box, a staple in late 19th-century homes, housed the family bible, hymns, and church documents, with its paper mache design and red velvet lining preserving family treasures.

Fiona’s visit to the museum was part of her journey to trace her ancestry to Whitefarland, Laggan and Lochranza.

During her visit to Arran Heritage museum she discovered that lost cousins in Australia had also been exploring their family roots, creating online family trees and strengthening their own Currie/Williamson connections to their Arran heritage.

Arran Heritage Museum provides a genealogy service featuring numerous existing family tree histories. This service assists individuals with historical connections to Arran in tracing their family lineage back to the 19th century and beyond, offering a captivating glimpse into the lives of our ancestors.

Photo & Text Credit to David Macdonald

08/05/2026

Tuesday Talk May 19th
Anne Hume talking about the Arran Arts Heritage Trail
1:30pm in the museum garden room
Tickets available on the day. Limited numbers available.

An island wide Arts Heritage Trail, the Arran trail aims to celebrate and document the rich cultural heritage for current and future generations.

07/05/2026

Throwback Thursday #18


Every week we will look at a slide negative of the island. Can you guess where it was taken?

Colour corrected version will be posted soon.

06/05/2026

If you missed this talk don't worry! It will be airing at 2pm every day from the 11th to the 17th on Arransound.com

Tuesday Talk May 5th
Simon Ross-Gill talking about the Dùthchas Arainn in Glenrickard.
1:30pm in the museum garden room
Tickets available on the day. Limited numbers available.

Dùthchas Arainn is a Community Benefit Society established to hold land and assets in community ownership for the benefit of Arran's people. We're working to create a sustainable future for our island through woodland crofting, natural conservation, and cultural heritage preservation.

06/05/2026

💙 Donations for Raffles & Tombola gladly received at Arran Heritage Museum 💙

05/05/2026

*Updated Tuesday Talk Schedule*

Apr 21, 2026 Jim Hartsell - The Lost Golf Courses of Arran
May 5, 2026 Simon Ross-Gill - Dùthchas Arainn in Glenrickard
May 19, 2026 Anne Hume - Arran Arts Heritage Trail
Jun 2, 2026 Fiona Laing - Arran and the Herring Fishing
Jun 16, 2026 Ali Hume - Education Through Exploration
Jun 30, 2026 Heather MacLeod - Storytelling with Music and Song
Jul 14, 2026 Assorted - Poems of Arran with Music & Song
Jul 28, 2026 TBC
Aug 11, 2026 Playlist for Life - Music and Dementia
Aug 18, 2026 Hamish Husband - The Tartan Army
25 Aug 2026 Graham Chappell - The Length of the Trans Canada Highway and Back
8 Sept 2026 Tim Pomeroy - A Life of Arran and the Arts

03/05/2026

Tuesday Talk May 5th
Simon Ross-Gill talking about the Dùthchas Arainn in Glenrickard.
1:30pm in the museum garden room
Tickets available on the day. Limited numbers available.

Dùthchas Arainn is a Community Benefit Society established to hold land and assets in community ownership for the benefit of Arran's people. We're working to create a sustainable future for our island through woodland crofting, natural conservation, and cultural heritage preservation.

30/04/2026

Throwback Thursday #17


Every week we will look at a slide negative of the island. Can you guess where it was taken?

Colour corrected version will be posted soon.