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Campbeltown Museum

Victorian museum in Campbeltown with archaeology, art, natural science and social history of Kintyre; currently closed for building works.

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Tijdelijk gesloten. The museum is closed to allow essential building works. CHARTS continues to deliver museum projects online and in the community while the building is closed. No reopening date is given.

Over het museum

Campbeltown Museum tells the story of Kintyre through collections of archaeology, fine art, natural science and social history. It was founded in 1898 together with the town library by James MacAlister Hall, who was born in Campbeltown and made his fortune in India. He commissioned the architect John James Burnet to design the museum, library and a ladies' reading room, and the building keeps its original timber panelling, chimneypieces, decorative plasterwork and cupolas.

The building also contains the town's marriage room and an Argyll and Bute Council service point. A garden behind the building, with a statue of Linda McCartney at its centre, is dedicated to her memory. The museum has long been supported by the Friends of Campbeltown Museum and was backed for many years by the Kintyre Antiquarian Society.

Since 2022 the museum has been in a new phase of development through a partnership of the Culture, Heritage & Arts Assembly Argyll & Isles (CHARTS), liveArgyll and Argyll and Bute Council, and it has regained full museum accreditation. Structural stabilisation work on the Burnet Building was completed in 2025, and new displays and improvements were planned for 2025/26. According to liveArgyll, the museum is currently closed to allow essential building works, and no reopening date has been published.

Hoogtepunten

Collection covering archaeology, art, natural science and social history of Kintyre
Bronze Age jet necklace and a seascape by William McTaggart
Reflector from the Mull of Kintyre lighthouse
Victorian building by John James Burnet with original interiors
Linda McCartney Memorial Garden

Vaste collectie

Kintyre collections – Archaeology, fine art, natural science and social history of Kintyre, including local fishing and boating items. The displays are being renewed while the building is closed.

Opgericht: 1898
Beheerder: liveArgyll with CHARTS and Argyll and Bute Council
Bezoekers per jaar: ca. 2.300 (2024)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

The museum is free to all visitors; donations are welcome.

Toegankelijkheid

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Kinderen & gezin

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is on St John Street in Campbeltown.

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Service & horeca

The Linda McCartney Memorial Garden next to the museum is open 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday and 10:00 to 16:00 at weekends.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

The building contains Campbeltown's marriage room.

Je bezoek plannen

Aanbod voor scholen	ja
Goed om te weten	The museum runs learning and creative workshops for children and young people through its partnership with CHARTS. Before the closure, the main entrance was through the Burnet Building, and after 12:00 entry was through the Linda McCartney Memorial Garden.