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Falconer Museum


Falconer Museum

Description

Founded in 1871, the Falconer Museum is one of the oldest in the district. The museum houses a wealth of Moray's heritage and features displays on local history, social history, geology and archaeology. The museum is open March 21 - July 5, Monday to Saturday 10.00-17.00; 7 July to 31 August open till 18.00 and Sun 13.00-16.00. Admission is free, Closed on Public holidays.

Collection information

The Falconer museum is part of the Moray Council Museums Service, which holds extensive collections of social history items from in and around Moray including costume, domestic and personal items of everyday use; herbarium collections of local plants from the nineteenth century; fossils collected by Hugh Falconer in India and elsewhere; over 700 watercolour paintings by maritime artist Peter Anson; collections of local archaeology; natural history and geology.

Address

Tolbooth Street

Forres

Moray

IV36 1PH
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Tel

+44 (0)1309 696261

Email

museums@moray.gov.uk

Website

http://www.falconermuseum.co.uk/

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