Strathnaver Museum

30/05/2026

Have you listened to our award nominated documentary podcast series yet?

We are up for best documentary and best community impact in the inaugural Scottish Podcast Awards!

Have a listen and let us know what you think!

29/05/2026

Help shape the future of Grace, on tomorrow at Borgie 10am.

28/05/2026

What really happened during the Sutherland Clearances? Listen to the witness testimonies from the time, given voice by our volunteers today.

Listen to more in our pulpit audio at Strathnaver Museum

28/05/2026

Look who's arrived at Strathnaver Museum from Kenzie's Crochet & knitting 👀

Find these cute little deer 🦌, sheep 🐑 and hedgehog 🦔 in our craft shop stocked to the brim with locally made arts and crafts.

27/05/2026

Celebrating 50 Years

On 5th July 1976 Strathnaver Museum opened its doors to welcome visitors from near and far to share and celebrate the cultural heritage of north west Sutherland.

An article appeared in The Scotsman on 4 August 1976 with a colourful story about visitors joining a crowd of 80 folk waiting by the roadside. Thinking a wedding was happening in the church they asked when the bride would be appearing only to be disappointed that the last wedding to have taken place in the building was in the 1930s!

The article that appeared in the John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier on 16th July reported a more conservative crowd of 60 and detailed the order of the ceremony.

Councillor Dugald Campbell, Strathy played 'Lord Lovat's Lament' on the pipes. Joseph Mackay, Talmine Strathnaver Museum Director and Vice Chair of Caithness District Council introduced Caithness District Convener John Young who offically opened the museum. Mr Young said the opening was 'the realisation of a dream for many people on the North Coast' praising the dedication of the local folk who brought it about. The photo below is from the opening.

Do you have any memories or photos from the early days of Strathnaver Museum? We'd love to hear about or see them! Feel free to PM, comment below or email us at [email protected]

Over 2026 we will be celebrating the past achievements of all those who have made Strathnaver Museum what it is today, while also looking to the future of what you want your museum to be today and into the future.



📸 Third from left Hugh Mackay 14th Lord Reay, Clan Chief; far right Charlie O'Brien, Strathnaver.

26/05/2026

Last chance to see Gu'an the fish n' that By Beverley Carruthers which finishes 6th June!

Gu’un the fish n’that, inspired by the cultural heritage of the women who worked as migrant workers in the herring industry, is an evocative sound installation by East Anglian based artist Beverley Carruthers.

Inspired by the story of her own Grandmother Barbara Aliston, Beverley compiled in depth interviews with the last generation of Fesh Quines exploring their stories through the labour and living conditions they endured alongside their enriching living history and cultural legacy of knitting and singing. Beverley has expertly woven these elements into this engaging and fascinating sound installation.

Beverley’s work resists the romanticised version of the herring girls history, which has often been marginalised anyway, instead celebrating the women’s migrant labour and their importance to the fishing industry.

26/05/2026

Fab job opportunity working in the Highland museum sector!

Museums and Heritage Highland is seeking two freelance Museum Operations & Support Coordinators to join our Pathways to the Future project, funded by Museums Galleries Scotland, and help strengthen the sustainability and resilience of museums across the Highlands. Inspired by collaborative working a...