Museums · Scottish Highlands
Marischal Museum
Marischal Museum — former museum in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Aberdeen · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Marischal Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1786. Address: AB10 1YS. Wikidata describes it as: "former museum in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.1497°, -2.0962°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Marischal Museum was a museum in Aberdeen, Scotland, specialising in anthropology and artifacts from cultures around the world. The museum was a part of the University of Aberdeen, situated at Marischal College, a grand neo-gothic building said to be the second-largest granite building in the world, displaying collections owned by the university. The museum is closed to the public, but now operates as the University of Aberdeen's museum collections centre.
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Background
History
The museum was proposed in 1899 by Sir William MacGregor, and opened in 1907. It was established and curated by Professor Robert William Reid (who was also Regius Professor of Anatomy), who did so until he retired in 1938.
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- Coordinates
- 57.1497, -2.0962
- District
- Aberdeen City
- Postcode
- AB10 1YS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberdeen South
- Phone
- +44 1224 641122
- Established
- 1786
- Nearest railway station
- Aberdeen — 0.8 km
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q15247922 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Marischal Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Marischal College - geograph.org.uk - 305815.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Marischal Museum?
- Marischal Museum is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB10 1YS).
- When was Marischal Museum built?
- Built or established in 1786.
- Who owns Marischal Museum?
- Marischal Museum is owned by University of Aberdeen.
- How do I get to Marischal Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Aberdeen, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AB10 1YS.