Help West Highland Museum bring Bonnie Prince Charlie home
By Nicola Henderson
/ 14 October, 2021
The West Highland Museum in Fort William is calling on the public to help bring a prestigious collection of paintings...
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Climate conversations hope to inspire museums to take the lead in tackling the environmental crisis
By Nicola Henderson
/ 11 October, 2021
With all eyes on Scotland ahead of COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, people across the world are engaging in discussion...
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New website and leaflet highlight the rich Pictish Heritage of the Highlands
By Nicola Henderson
/ 7 October, 2021
The rich Pictish heritage of the Highland Council area is being highlighted this week with the launch of a new...
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Kickstarting Glencoe Folk Museum
By Nicola Henderson
/ 22 September, 2021
In this month's blog we have invited Catriona, curator at Glencoe Folk Museum, and Connor, a Kickstart Trainee at the...
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Timespan nominated for Museum of the Year 2021
By Nicola Henderson
/ 23 July, 2021
The Timespan gang are beyond delighted and honoured to be shortlisted for this year's Artfund Museum of the Year award...
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Lost Inverlael: A’ Lorg Baile Bhlàir – getting onsite!
By Nicola Henderson
/ 25 June, 2021
We're delighted to welcome back Ullapool Museum as guest bloggers to update us on their Lost Inverlael project as they...
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Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service awarded to West Highland Museum
By Nicola Henderson
/ 2 June, 2021
The West Highland Museum is very pleased to announce that we have been awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service,...
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MYseum May
By Nicola Henderson
/ 28 April, 2021
Museums across the Highlands are welcoming back their local communities with free (or greatly reduced) entry, inviting them to see...
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Reflecting on Highland Threads
By Nicola Henderson
/ 12 April, 2021
Catriona Davidson, curator at Glencoe Folk Museum, writes about being part of the Museums and Heritage Highland Network and getting...
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Highland Threads…Getting Inventive in Glencoe
By Nicola Henderson
/ 26 March, 2021
This week we are joined by conservator Rachael Thomas who has worked with our museums to provide some much needed...
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Highland Threads…Many a Mickle Maks a Muckle
By Nicola Henderson
/ 16 March, 2021
This week Dan Cottam, chair of MHH and manager at Grantown Museum, tells how a small idea led to the...
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Highland Threads…Photographer on the move
By Nicola Henderson
/ 5 March, 2021
As part of the Highland Threads project, Museums and Heritage Highland offered each participating museum conservation expertise, professional photography and...
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Highland Threads…It’s all about collaboration
By Nicola Henderson
/ 25 February, 2021
Highland Threads was conceived during one of our regular Museums and Heritage Highland Heritage Café Zoom sessions, sometime back in...
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Introducing…Highland Threads
By Nicola Henderson
/ 12 February, 2021
Highland Threads was conceived at a Highland Heritage Cafe - a regular online meet-up for people working in heritage in...
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Strathnaver Museum secure major funding boost
By Nicola Henderson
/ 11 January, 2021
Strathnaver Museum has taken a major step forward in realising their vision for creating a world class visitor attraction on...
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Elgin Museum – A year in review
By Nicola Henderson
/ 17 December, 2020
It’s been a funny old year for us at Elgin Museum (as it has for everyone!). For probably the first...
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Steps to Sustainability – unlock up to £10k in funding for your museum or heritage organisation
By Nicola Henderson
/ 10 December, 2020
National Lottery Heritage Funded ‘Steps to Sustainability’ programme delivered by the Social Enterprise Academy, is now open for applications (deadline...
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Narrator Wanted!
By Nicola Henderson
/ 22 November, 2020
Museums and Heritage Highland (MHH) is seeking an experienced narrator to work us on creating an engaging and inspiring audio...
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Opportunity – Events and Outreach Coordinator, Gairloch Museum
By Nicola Henderson
/ 22 November, 2020
Gairloch Museum is inviting museum learning professionals and digital content providers to work with our Curator and volunteers to develop,...
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Web Developer Wanted!
By Nicola Henderson
/ 4 November, 2020
Museums and Heritage Highland are inviting tenders from professional web designers to work with us to develop a dynamic microsite...
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