Immerse yourself in the fascinating history of Insch and district. Photographs, artefacts and stories demonstrate how life was lived in this area since the middle ages.The railway connection includes a working scale model of the station which shows Insch railway station in the days when the railway station was of strategic importance to Insch and the farming communities.
In 2025 we have managed to aquire the former ladies waiting room in the Train Station and doubled our exhibition space!
The beautiful new space has been used as a kilt makers' atelier and a police office, and it lay empty for more than five years. Eventually this year, we have managed to gain the licence to use the room as an extension to the existing museum. Facing the platform it boasts the beautiful original fireplace, a wee kitchenette, a much needed additional store room - and a beautiful large exhibition- and meeting space.
As we are so excited about calling the entire train station ours (except the existing waiting room for train passengers of course), we decided to make our past record-braking exhibition 'The Caste of Dunnydure' permanent (details below), and put most of our efforts into the new room. That said, we have upgraded our kids corner and storage for our exhibition folders already, all supplied by a wonderful local joiner.
We have received the keys to the new room in May and visitors are invited to watch the progress. Our beautiful Victorian wedding dress will feature in the new room, together with the original bell from the ancient St Drostan's Church and numerous artefacts we've never been able to display before.
All this is only possible because of generous donations from the amazing people of Insch, our wonderful visitors from all over the world, and the Co-op grant we had received last year. Thank you all so much!
Archive material about Insch and the surrounding areas is available for research; material in store is readily accessible on request. Our computer database which uses MODES software is growing all the time, and can be searched in the museum free of charge.
