AGM – 19 December 2024, 19:30
Notice of AGM - 19 December 2024, 19:30 The Annual General Meeting of Groam House Museum will be held onThursday 19 December, at 7.30pmIt will be held over Zoom. We would love you to support the museum by joining us - if you would like to attend please...
Celebrate Our New Store: Open Doors Days
Join us for a special celebration as we open the doors to our brand-new store at 19 High Street, Rosemarkie! Thanks to the incredible efforts of our volunteers and project manager, our entire collection has successfully moved to its new home, and we can’t wait to...
Christmas Concert – Something Magical with The Peoples Show Choir – Black Isle
The Peoples Show Choir will be at Fortrose Community Theatre for an amazing Christmas Concert - Something Magical of new and well-known music. The great news is that you have a choice of two concerts.. 3.30pm for Families and 7.0pm for an evening out and festive...
Podcast Brief: At Home with the Picts
Groam House Museum is seeking an experienced freelance podcast producer or small studio to create a short series of podcasts that engages a younger audience with the fascinating history of the Picts. Our museum, known for its rich collection of Pictish objects and...
Hidden Stories: A Creative Workshop
16th November at 14:00.
An inspiring storytelling and creativity workshop at Groam House Museum
Stories Elizabeth Told
9th November at 14:30.
A Storytelling Session in tribute to the founder of Groam House Museum Betty Marshal/Elizabeth Sutherland.
Project Manager Contract Bid
Groam House Museum is looking to hire a contractor to manage the move of our collections.
Groam House Museum AGM 2023
Wednesday 13 December 2023 at 7.30pm.
EVENT
Tim Edey Christmas Celtic Tour 2023 with Kentra supporting
Saturday, December 16, 2023
ONLINE LECTURE
Scotland and Scandinavia
c.AD750–1300: Material and Social Entanglements.
Dr Russell Ó Ríagáin
POSTPONED
ONLINE LECTURE
ANNUAL ACADEMIC LECTURE
From Pictish Kingdom to Scottish Earldom: a cultural geography of Atholl and Gowrie.
Dr Mark A Hall
Watch online
Gardners Question Time
Thursday 19 October
Munro’s Nurseries
ONLINE LECTURE
Textiles of the Galloway Hoard – a Viking Age treasure. Dr Susanna Harris, University of Glasgow
Thursday 21st Sept, 7.30pm
Celebration of Glenurquhart & Abriachan, and Their Impact on the World
If you happen to be near Drumnadrochit on September 20th, please pop into Blairbeg Hall (Glenurquhart Public Hall) to visit the Groam House stand at the Celebration of Glenurquhart & Abriachan, and Their Impact on the World. Our curator Dr Jo Clements...
100 Club Quarterly Draw – Summer 2023
Groam House Museum 100 Club Quarterly Draw – Summer 2023 The Winners’ List: (Draw held 28 August 2023) Number in Draw / Winners / Membership No. / Win 62 / J Gibson Weir / 74 / £50 Ian Carus / 66 / £20 Malcolm MacAlister / 78 / £10 Tim Blackie / 24 /...
EVENT: Doors Open Days
2nd & 3rd September 2023
1.30pm & 3.00pm
Free
EVENT: Pict in the House
9 October 2023, 1- 4pm
Groam House Museum, Rosemarkie
Free
TRACING THE CELTIC KNOT
Our 2023 exhibition takes visitors on a journey through Celtic art from the Rosemarkie Pictish stones to the work of Celtic artists and craftspeople today. Join us to explore the creativity of Celtic art and its role in Scottish identity through artefacts from our Nationally Significant George Bain Collection and interactive activities.
2023 Lecture Series
Mark your calendars, the 2023 lecture series has more lectures coming this autum.
NEW: Museum of the Highlands
A new website offering exciting ways to delve into the rich history of the Scottish Highlands.
Meet a Pict Day
1-4pm
Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 July 2023
ONLINE LECTURE
The Tarradale Barrow
Cemetery with Dr Eric Grant
Watch the recording
ONLINE LECTURE
A Tale of Two Synods: Adomnan of Iona and Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan with Alex Woolf
Watch the recording of the lecture..
Annual General Meeting 2022
The Annual General Meeting is an opportunity for members to catch up on GHM’s activities over the past year and to have a say in how the museum is managed.
Gardeners’ Question Time
6 October, Munro’s Nurseries
Groam House Museum 100 Club Spring Winners
Congratulations to the following folk who won in Groam House Museum 100 Club Quarterly Sprint 2022. The Winners’ List: (Draw held 10 May 2022)
WATCH | Reconstructing medieval lifeways from bioarchaeology
with Dr Shirley Curtis-Summers
100 Club Winter Winners
Congratulations to our Winter Winners in the Groam House 100 Club! Winners in this draw are: Andrew Wood (£50), Alastair Morton (£20), Joshua Russ (£10) and Eric Allan (£10) We run a 100 Club to help fund our work. The annual membership fee is only £12, for four...
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021
Thursday 9 December 2021 at 7.30pm
ONLINE EVENT | STORIES OF THE BRAHAN SEER
with storyteller Lizzie McDougall
18 November 2021, 19:30
ONLINE LECTURE | DR VICTORIA THOMPSON WHITWORTH
Could the Book of Kells have been made at Portmahomack?
Watch the recorded lecture.
ONLINE CELTIC KNIT-A-LONG, SERIES TWO
The second series of the Celtic Knit-a-Long sessions start with the first session on Wednesday, 13 October.
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 LECTURE | Reactions to the Burning of Bishop Adam of Caithness in 1222
with Tom Fairfax
Watch the recorded lecture.
Groam House Book Sale & Coffee morning
Saturday 21 August, 10am – 1pm.
Free Church, Church Street, Fortrose
Groam House Cookbook OUT NOW
Buy online or at the museum.
Join a new online community sharing the creativity of Celtic art
A call to all artists, designers and makers inspired by the Celtic style
BOOK – ONLINE LECTURE | Weaving Spirals – the Origin of Key Pattern
Designer Lucy Hague will discuss the design challenges encountered when translating Pictish-style key patterns into cable-knitting.
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.
GEORGE BAIN CELTIC ART DIGITISATION PROJECT NEWS
Welcome to the second George Bain Celtic Art Digitisation Project newsletter!