Welcome to Elgin Museum!

OPENING DATES FOR 2025

We are delighted to confirm our summer opening for 2025!

Unfortunately, because of ongoing problems with our 182 year old building, we can only open in a limited capacity this summer. Our Volunteers are excited to welcome you back to the Museum, and we hope you will make time to visit!

Elgin Museum will be open 1pm – 4pm (last entry 3.30pm) on the following dates:

18th, 19th, 20th July

8th, 9th, 10th August

15th, 16th, 17th August

22nd, 23rd, 24th August

Entry is free, though donations are welcomed – all donations help ensure the Museum can continue to operate. No pre-booking is required.

Please check the website before visiting in case of last minute cancellation

Visiting outside of the above dates is possible, by appointment and subject to Volunteer availability. We require a minimum of 3 days’ notice to accommodate visits by appointment. Please contact us to arrange a visit.

If you are looking to organise a group or school visit, please contact us to make an appointment.

You can also visit Elgin Museum From Home!

You can continue the Elgin Museum experience by exploring the Museum “from home”! There are activities & quizzes on our Learning and Outreach page, our Museum Musings blog, find & follow us on social media feeds (click on the icons below), try our online jigsaws or why not sign up to our YouTube channel? And if you enjoy our “Virtual Museum”, please consider making a donation via our PayPal donations page to show your support.

About Elgin Museum

At Elgin Museum you can see objects from all over the world, with a special focus on Moray, and from all periods of history and prehistory – from before the dinosaurs to the present day. The Museum is located at the east end of Elgin High Street, Moray, in the North East of Scotland.

Please explore our website to find out more about the Museum, and read the latest Elgin Museum Update (Summer 2025) and Moray Society Newsletter December 2024 (pdf 1.66 MB). If you’d like to sign up to receive our Museum Updates in your inbox, please complete the form on our Contact Us page (with the subject line “Sign up to Museum Update”), or why not become a Friend of Elgin Museum and join The Moray Society?

If you would like to help support Elgin Museum, please donate via our PayPal donations page. (Note: you do not need to have a personal PayPal account in order to donate to us via our charity-status PayPal donations page, payment is accepted through debit and credit cards).