Museum nan Eilean was established in 1983 by Comhairle nan Eilean, the Western Isles Islands Council, as it was then, to provide the first professional museum service for the Western Isles.

The west coast of Lewis, the most northerly of the Western Isles, is rich in prehistoric remains, and no visitor to the island need ever lack for an interesting place to visit or something fascinating to see The magnificent Standing Stones of Callanish (or Calanais,...

A fascinating collection indeed, this museum brings to life the history of this region of Scotland and its people. Many thousands of years of development are looked at with reference to the archaeological samples in the museum as well as more modern artefacts and...

Gairloch Heritage Museum takes you on a journey through time showing how local people lived and worked in Gairloch through the ages. Displays include the lens of the Rubha Reidh lighthouse, a reconstructed croft house, and an illicit whisky still. Temporary...

Housed in a restored Thomas Telford Church, built in 1829. The Museum tells the story of Lochbroom -the land and its people. There are extensive research facilities, regular changing exhibitions, events, childrens activities, talks and concerts throughout the year....

The Staffin Museum is a small community-based museum located in the village of Ellishadder, on the eastern coast of the Trotternish peninsula, Isle of Skye. The museum is located directly across from the Kilt Rock viewpoint, on the A855, about two miles south of...

The 27th Chief was the first Chief to share his home with the public by opening it for charitable purposes two days a week in 1933. Since then the number of visitors has risen from a few hundred to tens of thousands. Despite such numbers crowding into so small a...

Set in the North West corner of the Isle of Skye this family friendly museum is unique in that not all the toys are hidden behind glass . Many of the games can be enjoyed, demonstrated and played with. The front two room of historic Holmsidale House are filled with...

An Tuireann, 'the spark', was once a fever hospital. Now we are a showcase contemporary visual arts venue. Rooted on the west-coast island of Skye, in the Gaelic language, and in a diversity of cultures, we focus on contemporary expression in an international context.

The award-winning Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre stands close to the high-tide mark at the sea's edge in the village of Lochmaddy, on the Isle of North Uist, Outer Hebrides. A focus for life in North Uist, it welcomes countless visitors each year to...