Karen Dean

The West Highland Museum has secured funding from Museums Galleries Scotland to develop new approaches to income generation and strengthen the museum’s long-term sustainability. The two-year project will focus on researching and developing opportunities around group visits and retail, helping the museum build more resilient income streams while continuing to provide free access to its collections.  While […]

On Friday evening, 13 February 2026,  the museum hosted a Charity Fundraising Dinner at The Highland Soap Company Visitor Centre & Larder Cafe in Fort William. This was a wonderful event with many individuals and businesses supporting us with raffle & auction prizes, plus many people donating their time and expertise to help us ensure

Wednesday 16th April saw the West Highland Museum presenting to it’s community and wider audience it’s extensive plans and aspirations for it’s future. Along with this was the launch of a new ‘Friends of the West Highland Museum’ programme to assist the work and redevelopment, so supporters can enjoy being a part of the next

With thanks to funding from SeachdainNaGàidhlig, the West Highland Museum & Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar will spend an afternoon entertaining residents at a local care home. Both Moss Park and Invernevis House residents will take part in the event and enjoy music, song & stories from a class of pupils, as well a number of

 The day the Rural Education Centre in Torlundy set up a pop up Crofting table in the Commando Room and hosted a butter churning demonstration for our visitors.

The West Highland Museum team are embarking on a very exciting project with an aim to redevelop the museum into a larger, more accessible, community, as well as a tourist, attraction in Fort William. To do this we need help from our local community to guide us in what, and how, you would like the

Friday evening saw the museum buzzing with guests for our ‘Jacobite evening at the museum’. It was the first event of this year’s Jacobite Festival and a wonderful evening of history, food and chat. A big thanks to Drambuie for their interesting talk on their family history, as well as tasters of cocktails expertly created