Open Mon - Sat
10am - 5pm
Creative Writing Group
Thursday 22nd February
3pm, GALE Centre Snug Room.
Donations Welcome
Our Creative Writing Group is a friendly, relaxed session to help you get writing. We will maybe do some writing exercises and share our endeavours. The sharing of writing can be either what we have produced during the brief writing exercise or could be something that we have worked on at home.
Seasonal Cafe Staff
We wish to recruit a café assistant to join the team in our Museum Cafe, Am Bàrd.
We are looking for a friendly and flexible, hard-working individual who is good with the public. Working mainly front-of-house, taking orders, serving and clearing, you’ll ideally have some past experience in customer service. However, training will be provided if you are new to this type of work.
If you are looking for a summer job over the school summer holidays, we may well need a part-time dishwasher to help us on busy days as well.
If you are interested in applying for a position with us, please either email office@gairlochmuseum.org or call 01445 712 287 to arrange an appointment to meet with our Café Manager, Noreen.
Gaelic Lunch ~ Lòn Gaidhlig
Friday 12th June
1pm - 2pm
Nature Talk: Seals with
Matt Larsen-Daw
Friday 12th June
7pm - 8pm
Museum Book Group
Tuesday 16th June
3.30pm & 7.30pm
Our Gaelic lunches are a chance to speak, practice and learn Gaelic, in a relaxed and friendly social setting. Whether you are a fluent speaker, learner or beginner, all are welcome to attend our lunch gatherings. We are very grateful to Bòrd na Gaidhlig for the their support fr this event.
The lunch is free to attend, but booking is essential. Please book here.
Join Matt Larsen-Daw, CEO of the Mammal Society and Secretary of the NW Scotland Mammal Network, to learn more about our two native seal species - harbour seals and grey seals.
The talk will introduce the biology and behaviour of these fascinating marine mammals, their place in the history and folklore of Wester Ross, and the current conservation concerns and issues faced by seals. The talk will also cover how to responsibly watch and photograph seals, and the ways we can all contribute to protecting them for the future.
Please either contact the Museum or visit TicketSource to book your place.
Our Museum Book Group read this month is Ootlin by Jenni Fagan.
You can join our friendly group for tea, coffee, cake and lively discussion in person at the Museum at 3.30pm or online at 7.30pm via Zoom.
If you would like to take part please get in touch, either call the Museum on 01445 712 287 or email office@gairlchmuseum.org.
Whatever the Weather Wednesdays
27th March
10.30am – 3pm
Donations welcome
In the morning, our session uses Museum objects and other inspiration to aid discussion. Enjoy a sociable lunch by either bringing a packed lunch or buying lunch in the café. In the afternoon, we play bingo and other group games. All our activities are accessible and dementia friendly. If you need help with transport please get in touch.
With thanks to GAMS and the Scottish Government Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for their support.
Creative Writing Group
Tuesday 30th April
3pm at GALE
Our Creative Writing Group is a friendly, relaxed session to help you get writing. We will maybe do some writing exercises and share our endeavours. The sharing of writing can be either what we have produced during the brief writing exercise or could be something that we have worked on at home.
EXHIBITION PREVIEW
Our Fragile Land
Friday 3rd May, 7pm - 8pm
Come along to celebrate and launch our second exhibition of 2024.
Our Fragile Land gathers together the artistic responses of Aileen Grant, Fiona Macintyre, Jane Rushton and Beth Robertson Fiddes to the land and seascapes of the Highlands and Islands.
Our Menu
Our menu changes daily, featuring in-season, local produce to create homemade soup, fresh sandwiches, daily specials and homebaking. We cater for small and large appetites and most dietary requirements.
We encourage you to book your table, especially if you are a larger group.
Lòn Gaidhlig - Gaelic Lunch
Friday 20th June
1pm - 2pm
Join us for lunch - enjoy good food, company and have the chance to use your Gaelic language skills in a relaxed, social setting.
Bilingual English-Gaelic prompt cards will be available to help you speak, practice, and learn Gaelic.
This event is free to attend but booking is required.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of Bòrd na Gàidhlig in making these sessions possible.
Make Do & Mend Session
Friday 13th June 3pm-6pm
Saturday 14th June 10am-1pm
Drop-in Session
Do you struggle to find the time to tackle mending projects and keep putting them off?
Whether it's a favourite shirt, a pair of jeans or even a knitted jumper, mending your textiles is a great way to extend the life of your beloved garments and reduce waste. Bring your own items to mend and join us for a drop-in session in our relaxed setting.
Learn valuable sewing tips from our experienced menders and hear about local make do methods from artefacts in our collections. Basic sewing supplies and refreshments will be provided. This event is open to all, so come along and give your textiles a new lease of life.
Experienced menders are very much welcomed to bring along their projects and are invited to share their skills and knowledge.
Behind the Scenes Tour
Every Tuesday
11am
Join a guided tour of our Museum Store, giving you a chance to see some of the objects that are not currently on display. As well as hearing about the stories behind these objects, you will learn more about how we care for documents, textiles and objects in the Collection. You can either book for a stand alone tour (£10) or choose to combine it to include full admission to the Museum (£15).
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