Museums, galleries and exhibitions in Aberdeen City and Shire
Explore a range of high quality museums and galleries. Many towns in Aberdeenshire have museums that specialise in their local area and in Aberdeen - the Art Gallery, Maritime Museum and Provost Skene’s House are all free entry.
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Aberdeenshire Farming Museum
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- 3 Visitor Attraction
Mintlaw
Telephone:
+44 (1771) 624590Relive the story of Aberdeenshire’s famous farming past in the beautiful surroundings of Aden Country Park.
Peacock Visual Arts
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Aberdeen
Telephone:
+44 (1224) 639539Peacock Visual Arts is the leading contemporary visual arts organisation in Aberdeen and the north east of Scotland.
Aberdeenshire Museum Headquarters
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Peterhead
Telephone:
+44 (1771) 622807Go behind the scenes at the museum, and visit Aberdeenshire Museum Service's headquarters.
The Grassic Gibbon Centre
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- 3 Visitor Attraction
Laurencekirk
Telephone:
+44 (1561) 361668This visitor centre is dedicated to the Scottish author James Leslie Mitchell, better known as his pen name Lewis Grassic Gibbon.
Braemar Highland Heritage Centre
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- 3 Tourist Shop
Braemar
Telephone:
+44 (1339) 741944See the exhibition and audio-visual presentation on Braemar, its history, geography and ecology.
The Maggie Law Maritime Museum
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Blairs Museum
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- 4 Visitor Attraction
Aberdeen
Telephone:
+44 (1224) 863767Blairs Museum is home of the Scottish Catholic Heritage Collection.
Aberdeen Art Gallery
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- 3 Visitor Attraction
Aberdeen
Telephone:
+44 (1224) 523700Situated in the heart of the city, Aberdeen Art Gallery is a particularly attractive example of late 19th century architecture.
The Butterworth Gallery
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- 3 Visitor Attraction
Aboyne
Telephone:
+44 (1339) 886104Butterworth Gallery at Ballogie is situated on Royal Deeside between Banchory and Aboyne in Aberdeenshire.
Fraserburgh Heritage Centre
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- 4 Visitor Attraction
Fraserburgh
Telephone:
+44 (1346) 512888Discover four centuries of local history at the Fraserburgh Heritage Centre, a family friendly attraction in Aberdeenshire.
Arbuthnot Museum
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Peterhead
Telephone:
+44 (1779) 477778Arbuthnot Museum is one of Aberdeenshire’s oldest museums, and is home to displays of Peterhead's fishing, shipping and whaling past.
Gordon Highlanders Museum
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- 5 Visitor Attraction
Aberdeen
Telephone:
+44 (1224) 311200The regimental museum of the Gordon Highlanders boasts a fascinating collection, housed in the former home of artist Sir George Reid.
Milton Art Gallery
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- 4 Tourist Shop
Banchory
Telephone:
+44 (1330) 844664The gallery specialises in showing original art and high quality crafts, all produced locally by highly skilled artists and craftsmen.
Grampian Transport Museum
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- 4 Museum
Alford
Telephone:
+44 (1975) 562292Enjoy a treasure house of transport history at the Grampian Transport Museum.
Banchory Museum
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- 3 Museum
Banchory
Telephone:
+44 (1330) 823367Banchory Museum has displays relating to local history, especially the life of Banchory born musician and composer James Scott Skinner - the Strathspey King.
Aberdeen Maritime Museum
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- 5 Visitor Attraction
Aberdeen
Telephone:
+44 (1224) 337700Aberdeen Maritime Museum tells the story of the city's long relationship with the sea.
