Mesolithic harpoon found on Arisaig beach 50 years ago comes home to Lochaber
Fiona told the Lochaber Times handing over the harpoon to the museum last week had been a much more emotional experience than she was expecting.
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Jacobite banknote auctioned for £6,250 in aid of Fort museum expansion
Further prints will now be sold by the museum and the sale price will be announced shortly.
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Bonnie Prince Charlie’s banknotes brought to life once again
‘Imagine handling the actual banknotes created for the anticipated Jacobite world of the mid-18th century,’ said museum curator, Vanessa Martin.
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West Highland Museum ‘delighted’ with Queen’s Award for volunteer staff
West Highland Museum in Fort William and the other two Lochaber organisations were among 18 organisations to be honoured across Scotland.
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Fort museum adds new painting to Jacobite collection
The museum was founded in 1922 and moved into its premises on Cameron Square in 1926.
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Fort museum receives largest ever single donation of commando artefacts
Among its prized collections, the museum is lucky enough to boast items belonging to Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites, alongside actual weapons from the local area’s time as a wartime training ground for the commandos.
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Touch of Jacobite lace to grace reopening of Fort museum after lockdown
Gifted to the museum in July, the lace had sat undisturbed in a desk for more than half a century in the south of Scotland.
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Fort museum seeking experiences of coronavirus lockdown for social history project
It may currently be closed to visitors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but there is still working going on behind the scenes at the West Highland Museum in Fort William.
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West Highland Museum closed following COVID-19 outbreak
The popular West Highland Museum in Fort William reluctantly closed its doors to visitors on Monday.