Cupar Museum and Heritage Centre
Free local history museum in the listed railway station building in Cupar, with displays from Pictish times to the present, staffed by volunteers.
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About the museum
Cupar Museum and Heritage Centre is housed in the former station house at the east end of Cupar railway station, just off platform two. The station building is a category B listed structure from the nineteenth century. The museum was founded in 2012 and tells the story of the town and its surroundings for local people and visitors.
The first room on the ground floor, called the Story of Cupar, follows the history of the area from the Pictish period and the Middle Ages through the town’s rise as a royal burgh and market town, the developments of the nineteenth century and more recent events. A second room is used for changing themed displays, for example on past local industries, institutions, notable people and traditions.
The heritage centre looks after photographs, documents, paintings, maps, press cuttings and objects connected with Cupar, including collections such as Classic Cupar and the Duffus Collection. Volunteers welcome visitors, answer questions and handle research enquiries about the local past.
Highlights
- The Story of Cupar: local history from the Pictish period to recent times
- Changing themed displays on local industries, people and traditions
- Historic photographs, maps, paintings and press cuttings
- Volunteer guides and local history enquiry service
- Located in a listed Victorian railway station building
Permanent exhibition
- The Story of Cupar – A ground-floor room telling the history of Cupar and its area from the Pictish period through the royal burgh and market town years to recent times.
- Founded
- 2012
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
There is no entry fee; donations towards running and development costs are welcome.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Cupar railway station
Cupar station is on the Edinburgh to Dundee main line with frequent trains in both directions. Bus stops on Station Road, next to the station car park, serve routes from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and other Fife towns.
By car
Paid parking
The station car park gives direct access to the museum and has modest charges. Electric vehicle charging points are near the museum entrance.
The museum is in the former house at the east end of the station building, just off platform two.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Volunteers are on hand to guide and help visitors. Visits outside the advertised hours can be booked in advance. |
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