The home of John Davidson, village souter (shoemaker), who was the original Souter Johnnie of Robert Burns' Tam O'Shanter. The thatched cottage, recently refurbished, contains period furniture, Burns relics and a reconstructed souter's workshop.

Set within the magnificent grounds of Rozelle Park, the Maclaurin Galleries offers a rare chance to enjoy a wide range of works from local, national and internationally acclaimed artists.

The Royal Burgh of Ayr held the Rozelle lands as part of the Barony lands of Alloway until an auction in 1754 to reduce the Burgh debt brought sale of the lands to Robert Hamilton for £2,000. The Hamilton family made their fortune in the sugar and tobacco industries...

Dunaskin Open Air Museum is set in a 110 acre site amidst the picturesque scenery of the Doon Valley. The site was originally an ironworks, built around 1850, and today it tells the story of the ironworks, coal mining and brickworks at Dunaskin through the eyes of...

Three sites operated by the Scottish Maritime Museum contain the exhibitions and collections that tell the story of the great maritime tradition of the eighteenth century through to today. On two sites the buildings themselves are important parts of that story. The...

The Baird Institute Museum lies in the centre of the town of Cumnock, and was opened in 1891. The Museum holds a collection of Mauchline ware of world importance, complimented by many items of Cumnock pottery, mining equipment, and photographs and artefacts of local...

The Dick Institute, opened in April 1901, is shared by the Arts and Museums Service, and the Libraries, Registration and Information Service. Two Art Galleries and three Museum Galleries house permanent and temporary displays of Fine Art, Contemporary Art and Craft,...

The North Ayrshire Museum is the main museum in North Ayrshire and displays the social history of the area. It is housed in an old Parish Church dating from 1744. Changing displays and exhibitions of the area's social history, archaeology, transport and culture are...

After 44 years employment with G.P.O. Telephones & B.T. and with duties covering the installation of telephones & switchboards, from the single householder to large business customers, it was only natural that Max Flemmich should carry on his interest in telephone...

The Isle of Arran Heritage Museum, founded in 1976(open to the public in 1979) is on the main road, at Rosaburn, just north of Brodick, on the beautiful Island of Arran, Scotland. Originally the site of a small school, the present group of buildings were a croft and...