Explore Inverness

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery

Preserving the past for our future.

Explore the art, history and heritage of the Highlands at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery.

Explore Scottish history and discover how the highlands are linked with the rest of the world. From collections of Neolithic Stones, Neolithic flint axe to a polished axe made of Jadeite imported all those years ago from Europe. Weapons, Highland Silver and Gold, Medieval and post Medieval finds. You have the opportunity to get face to face with a pine marten and scratch a badger's belly. Experience Highland contemporary art and crafts and unlock a medieval chest - or just have a cup of tea.

There are  regular events in the Museum

Highland Photo Archive
Home to over 100,000 negatives and prints. Fascinating collections of photographs from the past, including several major highland photographic collections:- The Joseph Cook which dates from 1880 to early 1900's, the David Whyte collection which dates from 1880's to 1970's, the Jimmy Nairn collection which is from the 1950s, the Shennan collection and part of the MEM Donaldson collection.

The photographic archive is responsible for preserving and cataloguing negatives and photographs from all over the highlands and to then make them accessible to all. Customer access to the archive is through Inverness Service Point on Church Street, where the archive's office is based. If you wish to visit the office in person you must telephone first to arrange an appointment. Appointments can be arranged Monday-Friday between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm.

Telephone 01463 703912
Fax 01463 703918
Email :- Photographic.Archive@highland.gov.uk  

Public car parks are available about 5 minutes walk from the Museum.  We have a new platform lift, which means that both floors of the museum - and all our facilities - are now accessible to wheelchair users and others who have difficulty with stairs.

ADMISSION FREE(*)- * but your donations will help to support the work of Highland Museums

Museum and Museum Shop Open
Monday to Saturday - 10am to 5pm

Museum Coffee Shop Open
Monday to Saturday - 10.30am to 4.30pm