Stewartry Museum, Regional history museum in Kirkcudbright, Scotland.
Stewartry Museum is a regional history museum located in a Victorian-era building in Kirkcudbright, Scotland. The collections cover natural and cultural history of eastern Galloway, focusing on the objects and materials that shaped local life.
A collection was started in 1879, but it only found a permanent home in a dedicated building in 1893. This expansion showed the community's growing interest in preserving its regional heritage.
The museum displays works by local artists from the Kirkcudbrightshire area and shows objects from everyday life in the 18th and 19th centuries. These collections offer a window into the region's artistic community and how people lived in earlier times.
The museum operates seasonally, mainly from spring through autumn with limited hours on certain days. Check opening times in advance to plan your visit around the schedule.
The museum preserves the Siller Gun, Britain's oldest surviving sports trophy, once awarded in local shooting competitions. This unusual artifact reveals that organized sporting contests have a much deeper history in the region than most visitors expect.
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