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  • West Highland Museum celebrates 100 years of Jacobite collecting with new acquisitions

    West Highland Museum celebrates 100 years of Jacobite collecting with new acquisitions

    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…

  • Treasured World War II Medals with a Fascinating Story Gifted to the Museum

    Treasured World War II Medals with a Fascinating Story Gifted to the Museum

    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…

  • Become a Friend of the West Highland Museum

    Become a Friend of the West Highland Museum

    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…