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  • Community Survey

    Community Survey

    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…


  • Jacobite Evening at the Museum

    Jacobite Evening at the Museum

    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…


  • Museum Galleries Scotland Funding Success

    Museum Galleries Scotland Funding Success

    West Highland Museum has secured funding from Museum Galleries Scotland to continue its community engagement in Lochaber.  The Beyond Our Walls project (BOW) will develop and build on new ways to reach people of all ages living in Lochaber, and broaden the museum’s audiences to include those who rarely visit the museum at the moment.…