Great piece from Rebecca Baird on our debut exhibition, Unicorn buff.ly/3JVKnGh

.Rebecca Baird: I found my inner child at Perth Museum’s Unicorn exhibition thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/497… via The Courier

🚌 Perth has been granted Coach Friendly status

🚏It has been awarded by The Confederation of Passenger Transport Scotland.

🎥 Perth & Kinross Council leader Grant Laing and Caroline Warburton from Visit Scotland are telling us what it means for the city.

THE REPATRIATION OF OBJECTS FROM SCOTTISH COLLECTIONS

💥 EVENT 💥
Coming up soon!

4 speakers, from different institutions share their experiences of doing just that.

There’s still a chance to purchase tickets for this event 🎟️🎟️🎟️

Tickets: bit.ly/44e4N6C

Have you visited Perth Museum yet? Make sure you check out our blog post on disabled access before you go.... and leave us a review afterwards! 😉 buff.ly/3TVRWkV

There are no more than five of these costumes in the world; worn in Tahiti by the chief mourner after the funeral of an important person. For the duration of mourning the wearer was able to kill or maim anyone within his or her reach.

#PerthMuseum

🌟 CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES 🌟

We currently have FOUR Creative Opportunities available to work alongside #PerthMuseum , @Culturepandk, and @perthandkinross. You can discover all about these wonderful opportunities here: buff.ly/3QCbYzT

Did you know we welcome visits to #PerthMuseum from organised tour groups and travel operators? If you are looking to visit, we can work with you to develop bespoke packages to meet the needs and interests of your client group.

Discover more here buff.ly/4aYzIqf

With war approaching and the terror of poisonous weapons being dropped by aircraft, the British Government began issuing gas marks to families across the UK. This one, designed for children under 2 years old, was issued to a family in Scone.

Infant gas mask, 1938 #PerthMuseum

#DYK the Stone of Destiny, also called the Stone of Scone, has moved to a new home in Perth? Perth Museum is the new custodian of this incredible artefact, which has been used to crown kings since the 13th century...🧵

Thought-provoking new exhibition from the @cateraneco to launch at #AlythMuseum . Read more on our website buff.ly/4b747Ti

No plans for a wet and dreich Bank Holiday Monday?

Come and visit Perth Museum, we're open today from 10am to 5pm. Plenty to keep the kids occupied. Plan your visit buff.ly/3JO8sPd

This 66lbs curling stone, 'Black Meg', was previously owned by the Coupar Angus and Kettins Curling Club. Tracing its origins to 1749, the club is one of the oldest in Scotland. Possibly imported by Dutch merchants, curling is likely to have become popular from the 16th century.

Little bit late on this but here is my review of our visit at Perth Museum

“It is a gorgeous space, it’s light and open and people have space to explore the history of Perth and Perthshire.”

Read the full review on my blog 🪩 link in bio

A wee wander around ⁦Perth Museum⁩ today great asset for the Town ⁦Perth City & Towns⁩ ⁦VisitScotland⁩ ⁦Love Perthshire⁩ ⁦Perth and Kinross Council⁩ #History

This is the only surviving example of a Glover's Dance Dress, typical of the elaborate sorts of civic performance costume dating back to the medieval period across Europe's towns
& cities. This example was worn in 1633 for the river dance performed for Charles I's visit
to Perth.

Make a date with the Stone of Destiny at the new Perth Museum buff.ly/4dgQqCR via Apollo Magazine

The sun smiled on us for the opening of the Fair Maid's House today🌞Thanks to everyone who came to visit for the unveiling of our new exhibition! We'll be open again tomorrow and every Thursday, Friday & Saturday 12:30pm-4:00pm until 28th September.