Perth Museum

Over het museum

Perth Museum opened on 30 March 2024 in the former Perth City Hall, an Edwardian building from 1911 beside St John's Kirk. The site had been a burial ground, a market and a bowling green before the first City Hall was built there in the 18th century. The present hall hosted political meetings, concerts and dances for almost a hundred years, and it closed as an events venue when Perth Concert Hall opened in 2005.

After standing empty for over a decade, the building was converted into a museum from 2019 to a design by Mecanoo, with funding from Perth and Kinross Council and the UK Government through the Tay Cities Deal. It took over many objects from the former Perth Museum and Art Gallery in George Street, which became Perth Art Gallery.

The museum presents the story of Perth and Kinross as part of the story of Scotland over about 10,000 years. Its collections include Neolithic stone balls, Pictish stones and the Bronze Age Carpow Logboat. The centrepiece is the Stone of Destiny, also known as the Stone of Scone, the ancient inauguration stone of Scottish kings that is still used in British coronations. It returned to Perthshire after about 700 years and is shown in a short immersive experience. The museum is run by Culture Perth and Kinross and was shortlisted for the Art Fund Museum of the Year Award 2025.

Hoogtepunten

• Stone of Destiny experience, free with a timed slot
• Galleries on 10,000 years of Scottish history
• Pictish stones and Neolithic stone balls
• Bronze Age Carpow Logboat
• Stone Café with views of St John's Kirk
• Touring exhibitions in the temporary exhibition space

Vaste collectie

• The Stone of Destiny – A short immersive experience around the ancient inauguration stone of Scottish kings, shown with objects that set it in its history.
• Permanent galleries – Displays on about 10,000 years of Scottish and world history, with Perth and Kinross at the centre of the story.

Opgericht

2024

Beheerder

Culture Perth and Kinross

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Entry to the permanent galleries and the Stone of Destiny experience is free. The Stone of Destiny experience needs a timed slot from the front desk. The current temporary exhibition is free with a suggested donation of £5.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The entrance from South St John's Place is reached by a ramp with automatic doors into a flat, step-free vennel, and the north side also has level access. A lift serves all floors. There are 20 individual toilet cubicles, six of them accessible, and a Changing Places toilet in the main vennel, opened with a radar key from reception. Assistance dogs are welcome in the museum and café, and fresh water is provided. Sensory packs with noise-cancelling headphones can be borrowed at the front desk. A self-led audio-described tour of selected objects is on the digital guide, and a British Sign Language video introduces the museum.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Verschoonruimte

Families and children of all ages are welcome. The museum is a Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland venue and baby changing facilities are available throughout. The learning team runs tours, workshops and activities for schools and families, and resources can be downloaded for self-led visits.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in the city centre next to St John's Kirk, and the entrance is from St John's Place.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

Stone Café on the ground floor serves snacks and lunches with local produce, with tables where dogs are welcome. The café is open from 9:30 Monday to Friday, 10:00 on Saturday and 10:30 on Sunday. A gift shop in the Cairncross Gallery and a bookshop next to the front desk are open during museum hours. Food and drink are not allowed in the galleries.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Tot 60 personen.

The Kinnoull Suite holds up to 60 people in theatre style and can be hired together with the Pavilion; exclusive use of the museum is possible in the evening. The café space can also be hired for weddings and events.

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