View from a Croft
Artist: Sarah Helen Dowse
Exhibiting: May & June 2022
Working mainly in pastel on paper or card, Sarah has taken inspiration for her exhibition from the views she sees daily from her home as well as still life studies of homegrown flowers, fruit and vegetables.
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AGM and Winter Talk:
Pioneering Spirit with Dr Daniel Rhodes
Monday 28th October
Gairloch Community Centre
AGM at 7pm
Illustrated Talk 7.30pm
We warmly invite you to attend our AGM on Monday October 28th at 7pm. Following the AGM, we’ll hear from Daniel Rhodes, Senior Archaeologist with the National Trust for Scotland.
Daniel will present some of the findings from their four-year archaeological research project, run in partnership with The Chivas Brothers/The Glenlivet. The project is examining the history and archaeological remains associated with illicit whisky production in Scotland.
Creative Writing Group
Tuesday 29th October
2.30pm - 4pm
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.
Museum Talk:
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Landscape Change in the Scottish Highlands with Dr James Fenton
T​uesday 5th November
7pm - 8pm
Tickets £5 in person, £4 online
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Join us as author and ecologist Dr James Fenton shares his research on the history of Highland landscape, how it has changed over the centuries and how it is still changing. At the heart of James' exploration is the challenge he makes to the view that the Highlands are, to quote the famous ecologist Frank Fraser Darling, ‘a devastated landscape’. It is sure to be a fascinating evening.
Sea Stories for Stormy Nights
with Storyteller Bob Peg
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Friday 8th November, 7pm - 8pm
Tickets £5 Adults, £2.50 U16s
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Join us at Gairloch Museum for an evening of stories and song with Storyteller Bob Pegg.
By the lighthouse lens, Bob will share stories from the sea (and maybe some from the land) that take us back to some of the earliest people to settle round the coast. We hope you can join us.
Bob Pegg has been telling tales, traditional and new, for over half a century. His skill at bringing the culture and history of the Highlands to life is an experience not to be missed.
To book your ticket you can either contact the Museum or book online via Art Tickets.
Museum Book Group
Tuesday 12th November
In Person: 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Online: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
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Our current Museum Book Group read is Island of Wings by Karen Altenberg.
If you would like to read along and join our friendly and informal group (with both an online and an in-person option for participation) please get in touch to let us know. The group is free to attend, donations to cover tea and coffee costs are welcomed.
Ceilidh House Gathering
Every other Monday (next date tbc)
7pm - 9pm (doors open at 6.30pm)
£2 donation appreciated
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Our Ceilidh House gatherings meet once a fortnight and are a welcoming group who enjoy making music, singing or spoken word. Come and sit in front of the virtual fireside, sing a song, tell a tale, read a poem, play a tune, bring your knitting or just sit back and enjoy the atmosphere. We look forward to welcoming you!
Guided Walk
Achtercairn Archaeology Trail
Saturdays at 1.30pm
Free, donations welcomed
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A guided walk on the Achtercairn Archaeology Trail, where your guide will share the results of recent archaeological digs and other points of interest. The walk is about two miles long and will last roughly 2 hours.
Either contact the Museum or book online via Art Tickets.
Whatever the Weather Wednesdays
Wednesdays
10.30am – 3pm
Donations welcome
In the morning, our session uses Museum objects and other inspiration to aid discussion. Am Bàrd, the Museum cafe, we will be offering a soup lunch on a pay-what-you-can donation basis. This is open to anyone in the community as well as those attending the Wednesday session.
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.
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NB The Group will not be meeting on 23rd October.
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Cearcall Còmhraidh
Fridays
2pm - 3pm
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Join us for these engaging Gaelic language conversation sessions aimed at both fluent speakers and learners of all ages. These sessions will be welcoming and supportive, using the inspiring environment of the Museum to get you using and developing your Gaelic language skills.
School pupils are especially welcome to join, as we aim to provide students with the opportunity to speak Gaelic outside the classroom We gratefully acknowledge the support of Bòrd na Gàidhlig in making these sessions possible.
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NB The Group will not be meeting on 18th & 25th October.
