Arbuthnot Museum, Peterhead

St. Peter Street
Peterhead
AB42 1QD

Access and Parking

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MGC Registered Museum

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Discover the wealth of Peterhead's maritime history in one of Aberdeenshire's oldest museums. See models showing the development of Peterhead fishing boats and find out about:

• Peterhead's past
• An important collection of Inuit Artifacts
• Arctic animals, including a Polar Bear
• Whaling
• One of Northern Scotland's largest coin collections
• Temporary exhibitions with regularly changing program of events in Arbuthnot Gallery
• A large collection of photos of Peterhead and the surrounding area.

A range of exhibitions and photograph kits are available for loan. Please phone for details.

Photos

View our Top Ten of photos from the Arbuthnot Museum and find out how to order them.

Opening Hours 2009 - Free admission Open Year Round
Mon,Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat 11.00 am- 1.00 pm
2.00 pm - 4.30pm
Wednesday 11.00 - 13.00 Closed Sunday and Public Holidays

Access

Parking: nearest car park is York Street (two blocks away); limited street parking beside museum; disabled car parking at nearby bus station at St. Peter Street/Windmill Street corner.

Access: no access for wheelchair users - museum situated on first floor of building.

Exhibitions

 

Three Views - By three Aberdeenshire Artists

Louise Hewitt, John Watt and Joyce Wisely

Saturday 25th April - Saturday 27th June

John Watt

John, unlike the other two exhibiting artists does not have formal art qualifications.

John is a graduate Mechanical Engineer by profession.

"I served a Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship in Fraserburgh and part of my training was as a Technical Draughtsman. I have always had an interest in drawing and painting".

 

John recently took retirement and now has time to pursue several past times.

" I attend Louise Hewitt's Art Class in Fraserburgh.The class has given me inspiration and shown me different drawing and watercolour skills. Watercolour Painting is really absorbing and satisfying".

Louise Hewitt

Louise’s original watercolour, acrylic and oil paintings include coastal scenes, still-life, portraiture and landscape.

Her most recent work has been influenced by the variety of shapes, textures and colours of the North East coastline. She finds inspiration for her art in the power of the sea and the natural arrangement of pebbles and stones, decorated with seaweed and shells, which have been washed up by the tides.

Joyce Wisely

My collage work is based on natural forms such as rock pools, rock formations and landscapes I use the shapes and lines in my sketches as the basis for my embroidery panels. I have a collection of materials, silks, scrims,  wools, threads and beads which I use to interpret the ideas into surface texture.

From the original idea, the sourcing of materials and

particularly the hand embroidery, I enjoy the whole process of creating my textile collage panels and hope that others enjoy looking at my original artwork.

 

RON BROUGHALL – 20 years of Peterhead photography
Some of the 1000s of photographs taken by the 'Buchanie photographer' over many years are on display on the stairs to the Museum.

Display sponsored by the Buchan Observer

Tel 01779 477778 or 01771 622807 for further information.