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Museums long ago ceased to be stuffy
rooms full of glass cases containing bits of old pottery
and fossilised bones.
Today even most conventional
museums including displays which change but over recent
years there has been a growth in industrial and "living"
museums.
Here you can learn about local heritage, get a
feel for how people lived and worked, the hardships they
endured...
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Galleries listed include not just civic
galleries displaying publicly owned artworks, but also
privately owned galleries with items for sale.
Not all the
museums and galleries in the Fort William and South West Highland area are listed.
Please provide details of any we have missed here.
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WEST HIGHLAND MUSEUM
Cameron Square,
Fort William,
Highlands,
Scotland, PH33
6AJ
Tel: 01397 702169 Fax:
01397 701927
E-mail:
info@westhighlandmuseum.org.uk
Web: www.westhighlandmuseum.org.uk
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Situated in the
central square of the High Street in Fort
William, the museum is an independent self
financing trust with charitable status.
Its world famous for its Jacobite collections,
but also has fine collections of social and
local history, archaeology, natural history and
geology.
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Collections of special interest include the
Alexander Carmichael Collection, the gold coin
collection and the Charles Hepburn Jacobite
Bequest. Take away a memento of your day by
visiting the museum Book & Gift shop.
For further
information on this museum in Fort William,
Scotland see our website.
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THE LIME TREE GALLERY
The Old Manse, Achintore Road, Fort William,
PH33 6RQ
Tel: 01397 701806
E-mail:
info@limetreefortwilliam.co.uk
Web:
www.limetreefortwilliam.co.uk
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The Lime Tree
Gallery is unique in the West Highlands
of Scotland, Fort William.
A private gallery privately funded whose aim is
to entertain, educate and encourage.
To do this the Lime Tree Gallery has hosted
shows from the National Art Collections,
given contemporary artists a platform to
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Often to be found working in his Studio, David
draws his inspiration from the dramatic scenery of
the Scottish Highlands. On show is a continually
changing exhibition of fine art paintings, limited
edition prints, greetings cards and Stained Glass
Art. Open daily 10.30am to 5.00pm. Admission is
Free.
For further information on this gallery in Fort
William, Scotland see our website.
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Treasures of The Earth
St. Annes Corpach, Fort
William, Inverness-shire, PH33 7JL
Tel: 01397 772283 Fax: 01397
772133
One of Europe's finest collections of gemstones,
crystals and fossils set in simulated caves,
caverns and mining scenes.
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Lime Tree Studio Gallery
Achintore Road, Fort
William, Inverness-shire, PH33 6RQ
Tel: 01397 701806
E-mail:
info@limetreestudio.co.uk
The Lime Tree, a working Artist Studio and
Gallery features the work of renowned landscape
artist David Wilson. Often to be found working
in his Studio, David draws his inspiration from
the dramatic scenery of the Scottish Highlands.
On show is a continually changing exhibition of
fine art paintings, limited edition prints,
greetings cards and Stained Glass Art. Open
daily 10.30am to 5.00pm. Admission is Free.
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