The Garioch Heritage Centre is a museum in Inverurie. It is owned by the Garioch Heritage Society.
History
editThe Garioch Heritage Society was established in 1987.[1]
The museum was opened in October 2017 in a former Inverurie Locomotive Works building, which closed in 1969. In 2018, the project was awarded "Best Creative re-use of an Industrial Building" by the Association for Industrial Archaeology.[2][3] In March 2021, the society acquired the land on which the centre is located following a grant from the Scottish Land Fund.[1][4]
Exhibits
editIn October 2021, a cast-iron barge was recovered from the nearby Kirkwood Commercial Park. It is thought to be the last remaining barge that worked on the Aberdeenshire Canal. The barge is expected to form part of a new exhibition at the museum.[5]
The museum has run temporary exhibitions, such as the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry in summer 2018.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Porter, David (31 March 2021). "Society buys the Garioch Heritage Centre". Grampian Online. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Award for Heritage Centre". Inverurie Herald. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Best Creative re-use of an Industrial Building 2018". The Association for Industrial Archaeology. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ McKay, Danny (31 March 2021). "Heritage group completes purchase of centre". Evening Express. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Munro, Craig (23 October 2021). "Historic 150-year-old Inverurie barge pulled from mud ahead of conservation work". Evening Express. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Baron Courts : News - Diaspora Tapestry heads to Inverurie for summer months ..." Baron Courts of Prestoungrange & Dolphinstoun. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2021.