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March opening: Wednesday - Saturday
Events this March
Winter Talk: What we learned from the WOSHH
Monday 2nd March, 7pm
This talk will explore how the West of Scotland Herring Hunt (WOSHH) brought together scientists, fishers, local organisations, and coastal communities to track herring (sgadàn) using a mix of cutting-edge science (including shore-based environmental DNA sampling and underwater listening devices), local ecological knowledge and targeted ad hoc field work to locate herring spawning beds.
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There is the option to view this talk online via the video platform Zoom (tickets £4) or to join us at the Museum (tickets £5). To book please either contact the Museum or book via Ticket Source.
Book Group
Wednesday 4th March
3.30pm
Our Museum Book Group read this month is Night Swimmers by Roisin Maguire.
You can join our friendly group for tea, coffee, cake and lively discussion in person at the Museum or online on Tuesday 3rd March at 7.30pm via Zoom.
If you would like to take part please get in touch, either call or email office@gairlchmuseum.org.
Listening to the Landscape with Neil Davidson
Saturday 7th March, 3pm
Neil Davidson will discuss the ways he has composed music in the past and unpack the process of making music from geology maps, which have been used to create a new piece that will be performed at the Museum on Saturday 14th March.
His talk will explore ways of composing music that sidestep conventional methods like using melody and harmony in favour of finding form and process in non-musical sources.
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There is the option to view this talk online via the video platform Zoom (tickets £4) or to join us at the Museum (tickets £5). To book please either contact the Museum or book via Ticket Source.
Ceilidh House Gathering
Monday 9th March
7pm - 9pm
Our Ceilidh House gatherings meet once a fortnight and are a welcoming group who enjoy making music, singing or the 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!
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Doors open at 6.30pm. £2 donation per person appreciated.
Gaelic Lunch ~ Lòn Gaidhlig
Friday 13th March
1pm - 2pm
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 those wishing to use and improve their Gaelic language skills are welcome to attend our lunch gatherings. We are very grateful to Bòrd na Gaidhlig for their support for this event. The lunch is free to attend, but booking is essential. To book please contact the Museum or book via Ticket Source.
Music Performance: Geological Excursion, Gairloch
Saturday 14th March, 7.30pm
This project brings together musicians from the Gairloch area and beyond to explore sound in relation to the geology of Wester Ross.
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'Geological Excursion: Gairloch', is a new composition, using geological maps as the inspiration to create musical structures and relationships. Listening to deep time involves making an imaginative leap between the vibrating present and the ever so slow rhythms of geomorphology. Within the music being played in this performance, we can expect to hear sounds that are layered like sedimentary rock, interruptions arising like scourie dykes and textures both lumpy and varied like breccia.
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The project has been funded by the Hope Scott Trust and Creative Scotland. Tickets cost £15, £10 concession. To book, please either contact the Museum or visit Ticket Source.
Museum Pub Quiz
Friday 20th March
Doors open at 6.30pm for 7pm
Cost £25 per team of 4
Teams of four are warmly invited to join us in Am Bàrd (the Museum cafe) for the final in our series of pub quizzes. As well as a fun and entertaining general knowledge quiz, there will of course be great prizes in our magnificent raffle.
A supper will be served half-way through proceedings and as spaces are limited, we kindly ask that you be in touch if you wish to book a table for your team. Email office@gairlochmuseum.org or call 01445 712 287.
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Spinning Workshop: Drop in
Saturday 21st March
10am - 12pm
Free, donations welcomed
This drop-in workshop offers a chance to see wool transformed into yarn using techniques handed down through generations. Members of Overside Wool, a volunteer group dedicated to creating yarn for charity, will demonstrate their process and share insights into the craft. Participants can watch the spinners in action, try spinning for themselves using the wheels and materials provided, or bring their own wheel and learn how to use it. ​The session will also provide information about joining the group and learning more about fleece preparation. For more details contact the Museum by calling 01445 712 287 or email outreach@gairlochmuseum.org
Ceilidh House Gathering
Monday 23rd March
7pm - 9pm
Our Ceilidh House gatherings meet once a fortnight and are a welcoming group who enjoy making music, singing or the 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!
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Doors open at 6.30pm. £2 donation per person appreciated.
Creative Writing Group
Tuesday 24th March
2.30pm - 3.30pm
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 writing exercise or could be something that we have worked on at home.
For this session, our prompt is still to be confirmed! This month, we will meet at Mike and Shirley's. Please contact Eilidh at office@gairlochmuseum.org or by calling 01445 712 278 if you wish to attend.
Drawing from the Land: Art Workshop with Blake Milteer
Fri 27th & Sat 28th March
A two-day drawing skills celebrates the natural environment by encouraging participants to look closely, connect personally and express their responses to trees and the landscape through line and form.
On Day one, we’ll take a two-hour guided woodland walk through Flowerdale Arboretum, photographing shapes, textures and patterns in the natural world to inspire their drawing practice. Day two will be a practical drawing session at the Museum, where Blake Milteer will introduce techniques to develop and refine skills, exploring both observational and intuitive approaches to translating what is seen and felt into drawn form.
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Places cost £50, £25 concession. To book please either contact the Museum or visit Ticket Source.
Winter Talk: Botulism at Loch Maree, 1922 with Bob Hall
Friday 27th March, 7pm
Botulism first emerged in the UK at the Loch Maree Hotel in August 1922 in a party of distinguished, predominantly Scottish guests and their ghillies. Baffling symptoms of an intense descending flaccid paralysis led to eight fatalities in a shocking event that remains the country’s worst ever outbreak of botulism.
This talk will briefly describe the tides of history and twists of fate that brought the world’s deadliest toxin to Loch Maree. The compelling stories of the people involved will be described alongside the timeline of the outbreak, its progression, investigation and impact on food safety in Scotland.
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There is the option to view this talk online via the video platform Zoom (tickets £4) or to join us at the Museum (tickets £5). To book please either contact the Museum or book via Ticket Source.
Cearcall Còmhraidh
Every Friday
2pm - 3pm
Join us for these engaging Gaelic language conversation sessions aimed at both fluent speakers and learners of all ages. Using material from the Museum Collection, Bria Mason leads the conversation, helping to develop your Gaelic language skills.
School pupils are especially welcome to join. We gratefully acknowledge the support of Bòrd na Gàidhlig in making these sessions possible. ur last session for 2025 will be on Wednesday 12th December. We will re-start on Friday 9th January 2026.
Whatever the Weather
Every Wednesday
10.30pm - 3pm
I​n the morning, our session uses Museum objects and other inspiration to aid discussion. 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 The Hugh Fraser Foundation, GAMS and the Highland Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for their support, as well as the individual donors who help to keep these sessions going. Our last sessin for 2025 will be Wednesday 17th December. We will re-start on Wednesday 7th January 2026.