Royal Burgh of Lanark Museum

About the museum

The Royal Burgh of Lanark Museum Trust was set up in 1988 to create a museum telling the story of Lanark, one of the oldest burghs in Scotland. The town was a favoured hunting area of Scottish kings and has links with William Wallace and Robert the Bruce.

In 1990 the trust bought a former hall in the town and converted it into a museum. The first exhibition, on transport, opened in spring 1991, and a new exhibition has been mounted every year since. The trust is a member of the Scottish Museums Council and a founder member of the South Lanarkshire Museums Forum.

The museum is run by volunteers. Its collection covers the shoe, glove, saddlery, weaving and knitwear trades of the town, its livestock markets, the Covenanters, local military history, aviation, education and farming, as well as well-known local people such as William Lithgow and Lord Braxfield.

Highlights

• Collection on the history of the royal burgh of Lanark
• Annual exhibition on work and leisure in the town
• Displays on local trades, markets and farming
• Covenanters, military history and aviation
• Notable local people

Permanent exhibition

• History of the royal burgh of Lanark – Collection displays on the trades, markets, famous residents, Covenanters, military history and farming of Lanark.

Founded

1988

Operated by

Royal Burgh of Lanark Museum Trust

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