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The West Highland Museum has received initial support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for its plans to transform the Museum and secure the future of one of the Highlands’ most important heritage collections. Made possible thanks to National Lottery players, development funding of £263,163 has been awarded to help the Museum progress its plans. […]

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

The West Highland Museum, founded in 1922 and located in Fort William, is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich history and culture of the West Highlands. Our mission is to inspire, educate and engage visitors through diverse collections, including Jacobite artefacts, Gaelic heritage and WWII Commando history. Housed in a historic former bank building,

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

This year West Highland Museum in Fort William celebrates 100 years since it held its very first Jacobite exhibition, Prince Charles Edward & the ’45 Campaign Exhibition.  Over the past century the organisation has accumulated one of the best collections of Jacobite material culture in Scotland. To acknowledge this milestone in its history the Museum successfully

The museum was delighted to be recently gifted military service awards that once belonged to Fort William soldier, Alexander Finlayson Beaton. The medals were donated by his daughter Maggie Hardy (nee Beaton) and granddaughter Tracy Anderson.  The World War II military service medals and badge were awarded to most servicing military personnel, but what makes

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.

To mark the return of the Royal National Mòd to Fort William this October the West Highland Museum plans to hold an exhibition to celebrate the eight occasions in which Lochaber has previously hosted the event. The museum would like to invite anyone with memorabilia associated with these occasions which they would be willing to