NEW: Museum of the Highlands
A new website offering exciting ways to delve into the rich history of the Scottish Highlands.
Category: At Home
WATCH | HIGHLAND MUSEUMS SHOWCASE GROAM AT HOME
Dr Jill Harden guides us through ‘Groam at Home’ and how we built a global audience.
LISTEN | PICTISH CROSS PODCAST
Groam House Museum volunteers Jill Harden and Alastair Morton discuss the museum’s star...
THE INTRIGUING TALE OF THE ‘HUNTING’ CARPET
At the end of August we were thrilled to meet Anne Henderson who was on holiday from Strathaven and had a special reason to be visiting us at Groam House.
ONLINE EXHIBITION | HIGHLAND THREADS
Groam House Museum is one of fourteen museums from across the Highlands taking part in Highland Threads. A virtual exhibition showcasing a costume from each museum’s collection.
ONLINE CELTIC KNIT-A-LONG
Create Celtic inspired knits, get tips from experienced knitters and share your progress with the community in our dedicated Facebook group
WATCH | HIGHLAND FOLK TALES
Selkies, Saints and Sonsie Lassies: Watery Tales from the Scottish Highlands.
LISTEN | BAIN DESIGN PODCAST
Imagine having this bright, intricate Celtic-design bowl in your house: you would make it a...
Read: Making Manuscripts through a Pandemic, Again?
There isn’t a single fragment of any insular manuscript in Scotland and only one, the 10th century...
DISCOVER: A MYSTERIOUS OBJECT
Does anyone know what this is?
DISCOVER: A FANTASTIC FIND
People in Rosemarkie should always keep their eyes open …
George Bain and the world water speed record
In September 1952, racing driver John Cobb attempted to break the World Water Speed Record on Loch...
