- Wikidata identifier:
- Q16901043
- Also known as:
- Tain & District Museum
- Instance of:
- organization; museum; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 1283
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q16901043/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Collection development policy)
The existing collections, acquired since 1966, relate to the following subject areas, listed in approximate descending order of the size of the collection. Significant elements of each collection are listed.
- Social history, including domestic life, health, welfare, education and recreation.
- Burgh and civic history, including trade and industry, architecture, ceremonial items and societies.
- Photographs.
- Archives, including estate and farm papers, maps, correspondence, minute and account books, charters and genealogical material.
- Military history, including uniforms.
- Agriculture.
- Textiles, including costume.
- Clan Ross, including personal memorabilia.
- Decorative art, including an important collection of Tain silver.
- Church history.
- Archaeology, including the Ardjachie stone.
- Natural history.
- Geology.
- Fine art, including three watercolours from the Scottish Arts Council bequest.
Source: Collection development policy
Date: 2017
Licence: CC BY-NC