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Nairn Museum

For over 130 years, Nairn Museum has fascinated generations of visitors of all ages and interests. It is an outstanding example of a local community museum. A rich and varied international collection has ensured that it occupies a fond place in the hearts of the residents and the many visitors who pass through this busy seaside town.

For the new Millennium in the year 2000, the two collections were brought together at Viewfield House where a dedicated team of people with a wealth of knowledge on local history are on hand to talk you through the range of exhibits.

The Nairn spelding, a delicacy prepared by the wives of Nairn fishermen, was once as famed as the Arbroath smokie. Nairn no longer boasts a fishing fleet and the days when a large proportion of the population in Nairn made its living from the sea are long since gone. But the industry’s role in the development of the town is preserved alongside the Nairn Literary Institute collection. In 1977, Nairn Fishertown Museum was established at the Laing Hall in

The Museum has fascinated generations of visitors since 1858 and the collection ranges from natural history to battle weapons and primeval fossils and photographic exhibitions which are rotated on a regular basis. Many artefacts - even an Amazonian shrunken head - were brought back to Nairn by Victorian explorers from the town.

Genealogy
The Museum can also support research into your family tree. A new genealogy section can help you to track down your forebears, with experts on hand to assist. Local books are available for sale and the collection covers a vast range of subjects.

Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 10.00 am to 4.30pm, Easter to October. Please contact the Curator if you would like to bring a group or school party to the museum. The museum can be opened October to Easter by appointment. Please contact the Curator for details.

Nairn Museum , Viewfield House,

The museum has a chairlift and wheelchair available for use by elderly and disabled visitors.