Highland Folk Museum, Scotland

The Highland Folk Museum, recognized as Britain’s first mainland open air museum opened in 1995 on a mile long site, at Kingussie. Named Am Fasgadh (The Shelter) this became the third home for founder Dr. Isobel F. Grant’s renowned core collection of Highland material culture, and as a living history museum with buildings such as the Lewis Blackhouse became the inspiration for the larger Newtonmore site.

The Museum encapsulates human endeavour and development in Highland life from the 1700s to the present day, proactively reflecting many aspects of Highland rural life and culture through collecting, preserving, interpreting for and interacting with individuals, groups, communities and institutions both within and beyond the Highlands.

The Museum now offers a variety of reconstructed buildings ranging from an 18th century highland township, traditional 1930s croft, tin school originally from Knockbain, corrugated church from Culloden, and various trades buildings such as joinery, tailor's workshop, a clockmaker's workshop, and a smoke house.

Opening Times

11 April to 31 August 10.30am - 5.30pm
September - October 11am - 4.30pm

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Ticket Prices

Admission is free

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Disabled Facilities

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Telephone: 01540 673 551
Email: Maureen.robinson@highland.gov.uk

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