Tolbooth Museum
Museum in Aberdeen's 17th-century Tolbooth, a former prison, currently closed for building work and due to reopen in spring 2027.
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Over het museum
The Tolbooth, built between 1616 and 1629 and attached to Aberdeen Town House on Union Street, is one of the oldest buildings in the city. For much of its history it was the town's wardhouse and prison, with 17th and 18th-century gaol cells, and it held prisoners such as people accused of witchcraft and, after the 1745 rising, Jacobite prisoners.
Aberdeen City Council opened the building to the public as a museum in 1995. The displays explain local history and the evolution of crime and punishment, including how prisoners were treated, and they include an early guillotine. A recent restoration of the building received a conservation award from the Aberdeen Society of Architects.
The museum is closed for building maintenance, including electrical work, while some of the historic displays are reinstated and updated. It is expected to reopen to the public in spring 2027.
Hoogtepunten
- 17th and 18th-century gaol cells
- Displays on crime and punishment in Aberdeen
- Early guillotine and Jacobite prisoner history
- Turret and the historic Town House setting; the museum entrance is on Castle Street
Vaste collectie
- Crime and punishment in Aberdeen – Displays in the former wardhouse on local history, the 17th and 18th-century cells and the treatment of prisoners, including Jacobite rebels.
- Opgericht
- 1995
- Beheerder
- Aberdeen City Council (Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums)
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
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Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: niet aanwezig
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: niet aanwezig
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The building is not accessible by wheelchair or pram, and the turret steps are tight and steep. There are no toilets on site. Assistance dogs are welcome.
Kinderen & gezin
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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Union Street (buses 1 and 2)
Buses 1 and 2 stop outside the entrance on Union Street.
Met de auto
Betaald parkeren
Pay-and-display parking on Marischal Street, across the road.
Service & horeca
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Evenementen & zaalverhuur
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