Highlight Tours

• Perth Museum
• Every Thursday and Saturday at 2pm
• Admission Fee: Free
• Booking: Essential

Lessons of the Hour

• Perth Museum
• October 9th 2026 to April 11th 2027
• Suitability: All Ages
• Admission Fee: Free
• Booking: Not Required

What Were You Wearing?

• Perth Museum
• December 5th to December 10th 2026
• Suitability: Adults (16+)
• Admission Fee: Free
• Booking: Not Required

Walking The Halls with Frederick Douglass

• Perth Museum
• January 16th 2027
• 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
• Suitability: All Ages
• Booking: Not Required

What Do We Remember? Language, Legacy and the Stories We Tell

• Perth Museum
• January 29th 2027
• 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
• Suitability: Adults (16+)
• Admission Fee: £7.50/£5 (Excludes Booking Fee)
• Booking: Essential

Inspired: A Creative Poetry Workshop

• Perth Museum
• February 27th 2027
• 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
• Suitability: Adults (16+)
• Admission Fee: £15 (Excludes Booking Fee)
• Booking: Essential

Origins of the Book of Kells

• Perth Museum
• May 26th 2027
• 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
• Suitability: Adults (16+)
• Admission Fee: £7.50/£5
• Booking: Essential

Artwork Celebrating Frederick Douglass Displayed Where He Spoke 180 Years Ago

Isaac Julien’s immersive film-based artwork Lessons of the Hour – Frederick Douglass goes on display alongside two celebrated works of Black portraiture Lessons of the Hour  opened today, Friday 9 October 2026, at Perth Museum as part of wider Black History Month celebrations.

Acclaimed Isaac Julien artwork ‘Lessons of the Hour – Frederick Douglass’ to visit Perth Museum

Sir Isaac Julien’s iconic work celebrating Frederick Douglass comes to Scotland in a partnership with Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland through ARTIST ROOMS Perth Museum is marking UNESCO’s International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition on 23 August 2026 with the announcement of its next exhibition Lessons of the Hour opening on 9 […]

Photographing Fergusson – Digitising the JD Fergusson Archive

Our latest blog comes from Emily, our Fergusson Collection Assistant.

Perth Museum welcomes its 500,000th visitor – Perth Museum

Half a million visitors have been welcomed since the award-winning museum opened in March 2024 Today Perth Museum welcomed its 500,000th visitor in just 27 months of operation, significantly exceeding targets.

A Decade of Support

As Culture Perth and Kinross turns 10, marking decade of delivery as a charitable trust, we’d like to celebrate and highlight our partners who have been extremely generous with their time and support.

Charitable trust to host Meet the Buyer sessions

The sessions are designed to welcome prospective suppliers for the Perth Museum Café Following the publication of their Prior Information Notice on Public Contracts Scotland, Culture Perth & Kinross today issued an invitation to interested parties for an upcoming Meet the Buyer event as it looks to seek a new operator for the café at Perth Museum.

New exhibition brings the history of city streets to life

The display also celebrates artists creating new artworks for Perth City Centre Today Perth Museum unveiled their next exhibition, Vennels: Perth’s Little Streets, which explores the fascinating past and present of the vennels, closes, alleys and lanes that have crisscrossed the city for centuries.

The Scottish Colourists Revealed opens Easter Weekend

Culture Perth and Kinross launch 10th Anniversary with Major New Exhibition at Perth Art Gallery.

Over 20,000 visitors have seen the Last Letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots

The treasured item is on loan from the National Library of Scotland until 26 April 2026 To mark its second birthday, Perth Museum today announced that the Last Letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots has been viewed by more than 20,000 visitors, likely more people than have ever seen the letter in its nearly […]

117-year-old time capsule to be the centrepiece of display commemorating the Northern District School

Additional items to form a one-day display at North Inch Community Library On Saturday 21 March 2026, North Inch Community Library will host a display commemorating the Northern District School and will feature the recently discovered time capsule.