Museums · Scottish Highlands
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery — museum in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Inverness · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in the United Kingdom. Address: IV2 3EB. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 57.4771°, -4.2255°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and gallery on Castle Wynd in Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland. There is no entry charge. The collection and facilities are managed by High Life Highland on behalf of Highland Council.
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Background
History
Proposals for a new museum started in 1873 with the new museum opening 11 October 1881 in Exchange Place. Subsequent additions to the collection include examples of Highland landscapes by Scottish artists including Alexander Nasmyth, John Quinton Pringle and Tom Scott. The Castle Wynd/Bridge Street area of Inverness was cleared for re-development in 1963 and the current complex was built. Since 1963 there have been a two major redevelopments to improve the museum: the first in 1982 to incorporate a café, new permanent galleries and temporary exhibition/art galleries, and again in 2006 it was closed for six months to allow a £1.3m makeover, with the re-design completed in time for Highland…
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- Coordinates
- 57.4771, -4.2255
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV2 3EB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
- Phone
- +44 1349 781730
- Nearest railway station
- Inverness — 0.4 km
- Opening
- Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00
- Official site
- www.highlifehighland.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q16848391 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (geograph 2180826).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Inverness Museum and Art Gallery?
- Inverness Museum and Art Gallery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV2 3EB).
- Is Inverness Museum and Art Gallery free to visit?
- Yes, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery is free to enter.
- How do I get to Inverness Museum and Art Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Inverness, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IV2 3EB.