Museums & Galleries

Perth Art Gallery to Unveil Major Scottish Colourists Exhibition for Spring 2026

Perth Art Gallery today announced its summer exhibition The Scottish Colourists Revealed will open 3 April 2026.

Youth charities in Scotland receive £2m funding boost

Children and young people across Scotland are set to benefit from more than £2 million (£2,081,593) that was announced today (Wednesday 21st January) by The National Lottery Community Fund.

Display featuring original Robert Burns and Liz Lochhead material set to open in Perth

The display complements the upcoming exhibition The Last Letter of Mary, Queen of Scots at Perth Museum, both of which are set to open on 23 January A display celebrating The Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots is due to open ahead of Burns Night at the AK Bell Library in Perth.

National Library to send Mary, Queen of Scots’ Last Letter to Perth

Mary, Queen of Scots’ Last Letter will go on display in Perth Museum next year, giving people a once-in-a-generation opportunity to see the manuscript up close.

Christmas Closures

Culture Perth and Kinross Libraries All Culture Perth and Kinross Libraries will be closed from 3pm on Wednesday 24 December 2025, until Monday 5 January 2026.

Time capsule rescued from former Perth school

The time capsule was placed in the wall of Balhousie Primary School, then known as Northern District Primary School, during the laying of the foundation stone when the school was being built in 1908.