Museums · Scottish Highlands
Meffan Museum and Art Gallery
Meffan Museum and Art Gallery — Museum and art gallery in Forfar, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Meffan Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1898. Part of ANGUSalive. Wikidata describes it as: "Museum and art gallery in Forfar, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 56.6441°, -2.8891°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Meffan Institute is a museum and art gallery in Forfar, Angus. Opened in 1898, it houses a variety of exhibits of local interest in Angus, including a collection of Pictish stones, particularly the Dunnichen Stone and the Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones as well as Roman and Medieval artefacts found in the local area. A reconstruction of historic scenes of Forfar includes representations of daily life as it would have been around the beginning of the 19th century, as well as a depiction of the execution of one of the women accused of witchcraft in the Forfar witch hunts of 1661-1666.
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- Coordinates
- 56.6441, -2.8891
- District
- Angus
- Postcode
- DD8 1BB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Angus and Perthshire Glens
- Phone
- +44 1307476482
- Established
- 1898
- Opening
- Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00
- Official site
- angusalive.scot
Sources
- wikidata: Q6807940 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Meffan Institute (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Meffan Institute - geograph.org.uk - 1291301.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Meffan Museum and Art Gallery?
- Meffan Museum and Art Gallery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode DD8 1BB).
- When was Meffan Museum and Art Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1898.
- How do I get to Meffan Museum and Art Gallery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DD8 1BB. It sits within the Angus and Perthshire Glens parliamentary constituency.