Perth Museum

For the former Perth Museum and Art Gallery, see Perth Art Gallery.
Perth Museum
Perth City Hall in 2024
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Established30 March 2024
LocationPerth City Hall, Perth, Scotland
OwnerCulture Perth & Kinross
Websiteperthmuseum.co.uk

Perth Museum is a museum which opened on 30 March 2024.[1] The museum is housed within Perth City Hall and aims showcase the city’s important collections to tell the tale of Scotland through the prism of Perth, the former capital of Scotland.[2] The museum faces King Edward Street but is accessed from St John's Place.

History

In January 2019, BAM Construction began work on a £30 million programme of works to convert the Perth City Hall into a new heritage and arts attraction based on a design by Mecanoo.[3][4] The new attraction would incorporate displays on the Stone of Destiny and the Kingdom of Alba.[5]

A competition to name the building's forthcoming museum section was launched in March 2022,[6] with the winning name being "Perth Museum", with 60% of the votes.[7]

The Collection

The centrepiece of the museum is the Stone of Destiny.[8] The museum is also home to the mummified remains of an egyptian or Kushite woman named Ta-Kr-Hb.[9]

The collection also includes the 3,000-year-old Carpow Logboat, excavated from the Firth of Tay in 2001; the 17th century Glovers Incorporation dancing dress; and a cast of the record-breaking salmon caught in the Tay by Georgina Ballantine in 1922.[10]

References

  1. ^ Collins, Francesca (26 October 2023). "Perth Museum reveals opening date". Museums Association. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Open to All – an invitation to Perth City Hall Memories Day". 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Perth City Hall". Perth and Kinross Council. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Perth City Hall transformation plan gets final approval". Scottish Construction Now. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ "New images reveal how Perth City Hall will be transformed". The Courier. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Public asked for to help name Perth City Hall's new museum". The Courier. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  7. ^ "'The obvious choice': public vote for new Perth museum to be named 'Perth Museum'". the Guardian. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Stone of Destiny to return to 'spiritual home' of Perth". The Herald. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  9. ^ Alberge, Dalya (26 October 2024). "Revealed: face of a Sudanese princess entombed in Egypt 2,500 years ago". The Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  10. ^ Connelly, Steve (Autumn 2024). "The New Perth Museum". Scottish Local History (119). Edinburgh: 47–48. ISSN 0266-2027.

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