Gordon Highlanders Museum

Over het museum

The Gordon Highlanders were raised in 1794 by Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon, and served for two centuries before merging with the Queen's Own Highlanders in 1994. The museum was set up to keep the regiment's story and collection together in Aberdeen, and it opened to the public in 1997.

It occupies St Luke's, a house on Viewfield Road dating from around 1800 that was later extended. The building was the home and studio of the Aberdeen painter Sir George Reid, and portraits and still lifes by him are still shown in the rooms where he worked. Memorial gardens, redesigned in 1997, surround the house and honour members of the regiment.

The galleries follow the regiment from the Napoleonic Wars through the Victorian campaigns, both World Wars and the Cold War, using uniforms, colours, weapons, film and interactive maps. The collection includes eleven original Victoria Crosses, an armoury of edged weapons, firearms and medals, regimental silver, and a dining room arranged as an officers' mess. A full-size replica of a First World War trench, installed in 2019, stands in the grounds.

The museum is a Scottish charity and is largely run by volunteers, who also lead many of the guided visits.

Hoogtepunten

• Eleven original Victoria Crosses
• Armoury of edged weapons, firearms and medals
• Walk-through replica First World War trench (Moffat Trench)
• Regimental silver and a dining room arranged as an officers' mess
• Paintings by Sir George Reid in his former home and studio
• Memorial gardens and a garden café

Vaste collectie

• The Grant Room – The main gallery follows the regiment from the Napoleonic Wars to the Cold War, with Victoria Crosses, uniforms, colours, film and interactive maps.
• The Armoury – Edged weapons, firearms and medals from the Napoleonic era to the present day.
• Moffat Trench – A full-size replica First World War trench in the grounds, entered on a guided visit.

Opgericht

1997

Beheerder

The Gordon Highlanders Museum (Scottish charity SC007311)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Tickets can be bought online. The museum does not publish who qualifies for the concession or child rate or how many people the family ticket covers.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Most areas are suitable for pushchairs and manual or electric wheelchairs, and a ramp leads in from the car park. A lift connects the lower ground floor, which holds the armoury, silver room and dining room, with the other floors. The Silver Room and Regimental Dining Room have stepped access, and alternative access is arranged for some historic areas, including the outdoor trench. Accessible toilets are on every floor, and wheelchairs can be borrowed on the day but not booked in advance. There are two Blue Badge spaces in the car park, an induction loop at the Welcome Desk, and a sensory backpack, sensory maps and a visual story are available. Assistance dogs are welcome.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Verschoonruimte

Children can pick up a comic and quiz, and a family-friendly audio tour is available in English. Volunteers at the Welcome Desk can suggest resources for children. Buggies are allowed but must stay with their families, breastfeeding is welcome anywhere, and the café has high chairs and children's books to borrow. There are baby-change facilities.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Cycle racks are in the museum car park. The nearest electric vehicle chargers are at Hazlehead Park and the James Hutton Institute.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel
• Wifi

Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the museum. Cognito at the Museum is the café, with indoor seating, tables in the walled garden and takeaway options; no booking is needed. The shop sells books, gifts, clothing, jewellery, whisky and Scottish products, and there is also an online shop. Toilets are on every floor.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Rooms include the Sir Jack Hayward Room, the Lakin Room and the Regimental Dining Room, and the memorial gardens can be used for barbecues. Conferences, dinners, whisky tastings, weddings and seasonal events such as Burns Suppers are offered.

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