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Doors Open Day Elgin Museum building tour
Doors Open Day Elgin Museum building tour – inside & out: history and future plans
7th September 2024 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Join us on our short tour of the Museum building, learn about the history of its construction and hear about our future plans for redevelopment!
Places are limited!
Suitable for ages 16+
TICKETS ARE FREE BUT MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE VIA OUR ONLINE TICKETING SITE.
Please note: the store will involve climbing staircases; unfortunately we do not currently have alterative access to our upper floors.
Doors Open Day Behind the Scenes at Elgin Museum
Doors Open Day Behind the Scenes at Elgin Museum
7th September 2024 11.30am – 12.20am
Doors Open Day Behind the Scenes at Elgin Museum
Doors Open Day Behind the Scenes at Elgin Museum
7th September 2024 10.30am – 11.20am
Evening Talk: Treasure Trove: recent discoveries from across Moray
Friday 13th March 2026 at 7 pm
Treasure Trove: recent discoveries from across Moray
A talk by Dr George Prew-Stell, Treasure Trove Officer
This talk gives a quick overview of how the Treasure Trove system works and what the Treasure Trove Unit does, before providing an update on some of the latest archaeological finds from Moray.
Dr George Prew-Stell is a Treasure Trove Officer focusing on Moray, Orkney, Shetland, and The Lothians. His research interests centre on dress and death, as brought out in his recently-concluded PhD thesis which analyses communities in Iron Age Italy through how they dressed their corpses. Within the Treasure Trove Unit, he has a particular interest in Late Medieval enamelled objects, heraldry, small lead finds, and shot.
Adult tickets £5, Students / Under 18 £3, Moray Society members free.
All tickets (including free tickets) must be booked in advance via our online ticketing website
Evening Talk: Scotland beneath the surface – exploring the natural and man-made heritage under our feet
Friday 27th September 2024 at 7 pm
Scotland beneath the surface – exploring the natural and man-made heritage under our feet
A talk by L. Bruce Keith
Bruce Keith with regale us with highlights from his latest book, “Scotland beneath the surface”. It’s a subterranean odyssey exploring the natural and man-made heritage under our feet, from natural caves to hollow mountains for hydro power generation, from railway tunnels to underground tanks and bunkers and from fossils to the mining of fossil fuels.
Bruce Keith is a retired chartered surveyor and chartered environmentalist. He started his career on several Aberdeenshire estates before joining the Department of Agriculture in Edinburgh. In 1996 he migrated south of the border as Chief Surveyor with English Nature. Bruce retired ten years ago as Head of Property at SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc – the Hydro Board) – the largest renewable energy company in the UK and Ireland.
Adult tickets £4, Students £2, Moray Society members free.
All tickets (including free tickets) must be booked in advance via our online ticketing website
Evening Talk: Treasures of Moray: What’s new with Moray Finds?
Friday 20th September 2024 at 7 pm
Treasures of Moray: What’s new with Moray Finds?
A talk by Dr George Prew, Treasure Trove Unit
This talk gives a quick overview of how the Treasure Trove system works, what the Treasure Trove Unit does, who they are, and some of the big changes to the unit over the last year, before showing and talking through particularly interesting cases of objects which have come through the process from Moray in the last few years.
Dr George Prew is a Treasure Trove Officer focusing on Moray, Orkney, Shetland, and The Lothians. His research interests centre on dress and death, as brought out in his recently-concluded PhD thesis which analyses communities in Iron Age Italy through how they dressed their corpses. Within the Treasure Trove Unit, he has a particular interest in Late Medieval enamelled objects, heraldry, small lead finds, and shot.
Adult tickets £4, Students £2, Moray Society members free.
All tickets (including free tickets) must be booked in advance via our online ticketing website
Evening Talk: Covesea Caves: an archaeology update
Friday 16th August 2024 at 7 pm
Covesea Caves: an archaeology update
A talk by Prof. Ian Armit, University of York
Ian Armit is back this summer excavating at Covesea. Now a professor at the University of York, his Archaeology career began in Scotland with a special interest in the Iron Age. With Dr Lindsey Buster, he published their previous work at Covesea in Darkness Visible.
Adult tickets £4, Students £2, Moray Society members free.
All tickets (including free tickets) must be booked in advance via our online ticketing website