CREDIT Gertrude Hermes, Ring Net Fishers, 1955, © The Estate Of Gertrude Hermes

Campbeltown Museum

Welcome to Campbeltown Museum. The Museum celebrates the social history of Campbeltown through a wide range of local fishing and boating items and tells the wider story of Kintyre through its collection of archaeology, art, and natural sciences. Highlights currently on display include a Bronze Age jet necklace, Samuel Peploe and William McTaggart paintings, and a reflector from the Mull of Kintyre lighthouse. The museum display also contains generous loans; at every level, the Friends of the Museum supports the museum. Campbeltown Museum was supported for many years by the Kintyre Antiquarian Society, and the members added significantly to the collections.

Since 2022, CHARTS have been working in partnership with Live Argyll and Argyll and Bute Council, to support Campbeltown Museum development initiatives.

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Banner Image: 'Ring Net Fishers', Gertrude Hermes, 1955

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Clachan Primary In Museum Garden, Wild Escape 2023

Events and Exhibitions

Explore our back catalogue of events, talks and exhibitions at Campbeltown Museum. Including The Wild Escape 2023 and Cuairt Chaluim Chille // Touring St Columba.

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Archibald Angus MacKinnon, Campbeltown Fair, 1886 (1)

Opening Times and Getting Here

Find out the museum's opening hours and how to access Campbeltown Museum. Image: The Campbeltown Fair 1886, Archibald MacKinnon (1850–1935)

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Angus Martin In Campbeltown Museum, 2022, Credit CHARTS

Staff and Partners

Find out about the staff and partnerships at Campbeltown Museum

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