Welcome to Orkney Museums
As part of Orkney Islands Council, Orkney Museums care for five visitor attractions within the County. These include; Scapa Flow Museum, St. Magnus Cathedral, Corrigall Farm Museum, Kirbuster Farm Museum and Orkney Museum. The Archaeology Collection has been recognised for its national significance through the Scottish Government’s National Recognition Scheme.
In addition to managing its own sites and facilities, the service also provides training, curatorial and financial support to local museums and visitor centres, advocacy and strategic development within the public sector and supports local sector exhibition development as well as offering a full and wide ranging temporary exhibition programme within Orkney Museum.
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Our Museums
Mon to Sat: 10:30am to 5:00pm (closed between 1:00pm and 2:00pm) Sun: 1:00pm to 5:00pm.
Free Entry
Mon to Sat 9:00am- 5:00pm
Sun 1:00pm-5:00pm
Free Entry
Easter- September Pre-scheduled tours
Rest of year Tours by arrangement
Paid Admission
Our Collections
Social History
Archaeology
Covers all human activity up until around c1400. The Archaeology collection contains over 100,000 items from over 50 modern excavations and is internationally recognised for its quality, range and the good level of preservation of the objects. The Archaeology Collection has been recognised for its national significance through the Scottish Government’s National Recognition Scheme.
Donate
Your support is vital and helps our Museums to share the collection with the world.
We rely on support from a wide range of sources and there are many ways that you can donate to help care for and preserve the collection for future generations. You can donate as an individual, or through a foundation, trust or company. Your support helps us to do the following:
- Create world-class exhibitions and gallery displays
- Care for, study and share the collection
- Engage local and global communities with what we do