Highland Folk Museum
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The Highland Folk Museum, recognized as Britain’s first mainland open air museum opened at Kingussie
, Scotland
in 1944. Named Am Fasgadh (The Shelter) this became the third home for founder Dr. Isobel F. Grant’s renowned core collection of Highland material culture, and as a living history museum with buildings such as the Lewis Blackhouse became the inspiration for the larger Newtonmore
site.
Opened in 1995 the Newtonmore site has gone from strength to strength, proactively reflecting many aspects of Highland rural life and culture through collecting, preserving, interpreting for and interacting with individuals, groups, communities and institutions both within and beyond the Highlands.
The Museum now offers a variety of reconstructed buildings raging from an 18th century highland township, traditional 1930s croft, tin school originally from Knockbain, currogated church from Culloden, and various trades buildings such as joiners, tailors and cloackmakers. Buildings are added on an annual basis to ensure that the traditional highland culture and heritage is preserved.
Kingussie
Kingussie is a small town in the Highland region of Scotland. It is one settlement in the Highland Council ward of Badenoch and Strathspey, and is the capital of the district of Badenoch. It lies beside the A9 road, although the old route of the A9 serves as the town's main street...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in 1944. Named Am Fasgadh (The Shelter) this became the third home for founder Dr. Isobel F. Grant’s renowned core collection of Highland material culture, and as a living history museum with buildings such as the Lewis Blackhouse became the inspiration for the larger Newtonmore
Newtonmore
Newtonmore is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of about 1000. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland...
site.
Opened in 1995 the Newtonmore site has gone from strength to strength, proactively reflecting many aspects of Highland rural life and culture through collecting, preserving, interpreting for and interacting with individuals, groups, communities and institutions both within and beyond the Highlands.
The Museum now offers a variety of reconstructed buildings raging from an 18th century highland township, traditional 1930s croft, tin school originally from Knockbain, currogated church from Culloden, and various trades buildings such as joiners, tailors and cloackmakers. Buildings are added on an annual basis to ensure that the traditional highland culture and heritage is preserved.