Are you interested in knitting, ganseys and want to meet for a knit and natter? Join us on Zoom for a friendly get together to share your knitting projects, ask questions and enjoy a gansey gaggle!

Join us on the last Thursday of the month at 7pm (BST) from April – June, reconvening in the winter months.

Contact carolyn@scotfishmuseum.org for more information and the Zoom details to join.

Part of our Knitting the Herring project, more information at www.scottishgansey.org.uk. Knitters of all abilities welcome.

We look forward to seeing you!

While we are unable to offer our full range of events and activities, we are instead running a digital learning and engagement programme on our social media channels so please look for @scotfishmuseum on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to see how you can get involved.

Our online exhibition Sea Change also includes lots of ideas for activities, both on and off-line.

Thank-you for your ongoing support - stay safe and well!

Backyard BioBlitz: Wildlife Survey

By the Seaside is teaming up with the University of St Andrews’ Backyard BioBlitz: WIldlife Survey to provide a fun, family-friendly weekend activity.

Backyard Bioblitz is an online wildlife survey you can do from home. Take pictures of any and all animals, insects, or creatures you spot by the ocean and submit it to the BioBlitz team! Follow @backyardbioblitz on Facebook and Instagram and @BBioblitz on Twitter for more information.

Click this link to connect with their event page: https://events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/backyard-bioblitz-2/

Are you interested in knitting, ganseys and want to meet for a knit and natter? Join us on Zoom for a friendly get together to share your knitting projects, ask questions and enjoy a gansey gaggle!

Join us on the last Thursday of the month at 7pm (BST) from April – June, reconvening in the winter months.

Contact carolyn@scotfishmuseum.org for more information and the Zoom details to join.

Part of our Knitting the Herring project, more information at www.scottishgansey.org.uk. Knitters of all abilities welcome.

We look forward to seeing you!

To support our summer exhibition By the Seaside, we have a programme of events and activities to inspire mind, body and spirit.

From a scavenger hunt to art classes, beach cleans to yoga, see the full listings at: https://bytheseaside-exhibition.co.uk/ (scroll down to the bottom of the page).

Events run April - June, online or on the beach - see individual listings for details.

Do you know which famous pirate shot a cannonball at Anstruther in the 18th century? Or how a Tahitian Princess came to be buried in the town’s churchyard? Find out the answers to these questions and more with our fascinating walking tour of Anstruther.

2 pm – 3.30 pm
£2 per adult, children FREE
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking advised – contact the Scottish Fisheries Museum, 01333 310628

Pop in and try a new ‘Sunday Selfies’ Challenge every month.

Explore our collections, get crafty, or take a closer look at our temporary exhibitions. These self-led activities are available every Sunday and are fun for all the family.

Why not take a Selfie as you enjoy the challenges and tag us @scotfishmuseum?

From Sunday 3 March – Gorgeous Ganseys

Take a look at the Ganseys we have on display in our Herring Market Gallery and design your own intricate gansey pattern.

*Participation in Sunday Selfies is included in museum entry during normal opening hours. Take advantage of our 12 month pass when you purchase your ticket and you can enjoy free access to the museum’s permanent and temporary displays as well as Sunday Selfies for a whole year!

Pop in and try a new ‘Sunday Selfies’ Challenge every month.

Explore our collections, get crafty, or take a closer look at our temporary exhibitions. These self-led activities are available every Sunday and are fun for all the family.

Why not take a Selfie as you enjoy the challenges and tag us @scotfishmuseum?

From Sun. 3rd February – Obscure Objects

Objects often hold many secret details. Zoom in on some of the objects in our collection with a magnifying glass and match the objects to their photographs.

*Participation in Sunday Selfies is included in museum entry during normal opening hours. Take advantage of our 12 month pass when you purchase your ticket and you can enjoy free access to the museum’s permanent and temporary displays as well as Sunday Selfies for a whole year!

The Museum is closed from the 21st of December for Christmas and New Year.

Best wishes for the festive season from all at the Scottish Fisheries Museum!

The Museum is closed from the 31st of December for the New Year holiday. Please come back and see us again when we re-open on the 3rd of January 2020.

Best wishes for the festive season from all at the Scottish Fisheries Museum!

We’re welcoming Fife Cultural Trust’s mobile museum to Anstruther Harbour this British Science Week!

From the ear trumpet to the flat screen TV, some fantastic inventions have changed our lives – making things faster, bigger, brighter, and a lot more fun! Join us on a journey through time and around the home, as we explore how science has taken us from the magic lantern to the Raspberry Pi – with only a few minor explosions in between!

Sat.17th Mar., 10am-4pm
Suitable for all ages
Free, drop in
East Shore Car Park

…We All Scream for Ice Cream!

Find out why salt is a key ingredient for making your very own ice cream. You’ll experiment with salt, ice, milk, sugar and flavouring to develop your unique creamy blend.

Sun. 18th Mar.
Slots between 2pm-4pm
Suitable for ages 4+, suggested donation on day £3
Booking essential – Contact us or use Eventbrite

Fishy Printing

What better way to have fun as a family than to learn the ancient art of Japanese fish printing? We provide all the materials (including the fish), you provide the children! Get up close and personal with a fish and take away your finished print to remind you of the day.

This event is FREE, but booking in advance is required (contact us).

Slots at 10:30am and 1:30pm. Space is limited, so early booking is recommended. Children of all ages are welcome to attend, but they must be accompanied by an adult.

Contact us to book or use Eventbrite

After hours creativity…

Explore your creative side by learning the ancient Japanese art of fish printing. We provide all the materials (including the fish) in our easy to follow, step-by-step, workshop. Afterwards, celebrate your achievement and enjoy our gin mixer.

There is a £5.00 charge for this event which covers all your supplies as well as the gin.

Space is limited, so early booking is recommended. Attendees must be aged 18 or over to attend.

Contact us or use Eventbrite

Under the Sea…

Make and decorate your own fish from salt dough or create an undersea world using paper and plastic- the possibilities are endless in this drop-in family craft session! We’ll also have a fish photo board so you can capture a unique selfie to show your friends.

No booking is required and you can stay as long, or as little, as you want and it’s FREE.

All materials are kid safe. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Fancy learning a new skill?

Knitting has been a major part of life in the East Neuk for centuries and is now seeing a fabulous revival! Come along to this fantastic child-friendly workshop with Esther Rutter who’ll teaching us more about knitting and how to make our own chunky wrist warmers and phone cosies! All materials provided, just bring yourself.

Esther was previously the Learning Manager for the Wordsworth Trust and the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum. She is now a Fife-based freelance workshop leader and writer specialising in knitting. Her book on the knitting history of the British Isles, This Golden Fleece, is due for publication in 2019.

Thurs. 5th April
10:30am-12pm
Suitable for ages 8-14
Donations welcome on the day
Spaces extremely limited so booking essential
Contact Us or use Eventbrite

Pop in and try a new ‘Sunday Selfies’ Challenge every month- included in your museum entry fee.

Explore our collections, get crafty, or take a closer look at our temporary exhibitions. These self-led activities are available every Sunday and are fun for all the family.

Why not take a Selfie as you enjoy the challenges and tag us @scotfishmuseum?

From Sunday 31 March – Easter in the East Neuk

Some Easter chicks and Easter eggs have hidden themselves around the museum. See how many you can spot!

*Participation in Sunday Selfies is included in museum entry during normal opening hours. Take advantage of our 12 month pass when you purchase your ticket and you can enjoy free access to the museum’s permanent and temporary displays as well as Sunday Selfies for a whole year!

Pop in and try a new ‘Sunday Selfies’ challenge every month- included in your museum entry fee.

Explore our collections, get crafty or take a closer look at our temporary exhibitions. These self-led activities are available every Sunday and are fun for all the family.
Why not take a Selfie as you enjoy the challenges and tag us @scotfishmuseum?

From Sun. 8th Apr. – Fishy Dishy

Take a look at our new Catch of the Day display and design some brand new packaging for your favourite fishy dish.

*Participation in Sunday Selfies is included in museum entry during normal opening hours. Take advantage of our 12 month pass when you purchase your ticket and you can enjoy free access to the museum’s permanent and temporary displays as well as Sunday Selfies for a whole year!

Pop in and try a new ‘Sunday Selfies’ Challenge every month – included in your museum entry fee.

Explore our collections, get crafty, or take a closer look at our temporary exhibitions. These self-led activities are available every Sunday and are fun for all the family.

Why not take a Selfie as you enjoy the challenges and tag us @scotfishmuseum?

From Sun. 6th May – Different fish like to live at different levels in the ocean and different habitats. Can you guess which fish live where on our temporary Catch of the Day display?

*Participation in Sunday Selfies is included in museum entry during normal opening hours. Take advantage of our 12 month pass when you purchase your ticket and you can enjoy free access to the museum’s permanent and temporary displays as well as Sunday Selfies for a whole year!

This year we are planning a packed programme for all the family, both inside and out of the museum:

ALL DAY IN THE MUSEUM

Free entry to the museum

Schools Art exhibition: Journeys

A Tale of Tea Cities exhibition on Anstruther’s role in the tea trade

Sat. 25th May
10am-5:30pm

ENTERTAINMENT AND ACTIVITIES

There will be lots to see and do from displays and family-friendly activities to our annual Fisherlass and Lad ceremony (harbour stage)

10 – 3.30 Model Boats Club display (Workshop)
10 – 4 Exhibition on the restoration of the Reaper (Boatyard)
11 – 12 The Journey of a Tea Seed Workshop (Education Centre)
12 – 12.30 Traditional Boatyard Skills: knots and ropework (harbour stage)
12.30 – 4 Badge-making and activities (Education Centre)
1.30 – 2.30 Traditional Boatyard Skills: netting, knots and ropework (Zulu Gallery)
3 pm Fisherlass and Lad ceremony (harbour stage)
Includes Art Competition Prize-giving

And don’t forget, it’s the RNLI Open Day too – so there will be lots to see and do around Anstruther Harbour!

We’re delighted to be welcoming Fife’s Food Ambassador, Christopher Trotter to the museum during Museums at Night!

Christopher will be giving a live cooking demonstration highlighting Fife’s fishy produce after hours and letting us in on some of his culinary tricks and tips. The demonstration will be accompanied by complimentary wine and drinks for all guests.

Christopher Trotter has many years of experience in the hospitality industry, running hotels and restaurants. He has run a Michelin starred kitchen as well as doing restaurant review work. Christopher is passionate about seasonal locally sourced food and has a record of promoting the fantastic food and hospitality that Fife has to offer.

Sat.19th May, 7:30pm-9:30pm
£10 pp.
Contact us to book tickets or use Eventbrite

At 12noon on 21 July we’ll be kicking off Go Industrial Day 2018!

Join us as we celebrate all things industrial, starting with nautical noises at 12pm.

Between 1pm and 3pm you’ll have the chance to create your own vessel from recycled materials before taking part in a wacky race to determine the best boat at 3pm.

#GoIndustrial on Saturday 21st July 2018!

Sat. 21st July
12pm-3:30pm
Suitable for all ages
Free, drop in

This Dementia Awareness Week we’re highlighting the activities that the museum offers for families living with dementia with a special Dementia Action Day.

We’ll be running our touch tours at 11am and 3pm as well as object handling between 1pm and 3pm.

Download our Museum Access Guide giving full details and illustrations of access outside and within the museum.

Contact us for more information about this drop-in day.

Dementia Action Day events are included in your museum admission fee or annual pass.

Summer time is here again!

This year, we’re teaming up with Fife Coast & Countryside Trust’s Deirdre Munro to take a closer look at the coastal creatures in our local environment. We’ll be uncovering rockpools, exploring beaches and responding to the museum’s temporary exhibition ‘Harvest’ by Mella Shaw by making our own clay creatures.

Booking essential – contact the museum or use Eventbrite.

Sessions are free, donations towards materials welcome on the day.

This event has been organised in partnership with Fife Coast & Countryside Trust.

Summer time is here again!

This year, we’re teaming up with Fife Coast & Countryside Trust’s Deirdre Munro to take a closer look at the coastal creatures in our local environment. We’ll be uncovering rockpools, exploring beaches and responding to the museum’s temporary exhibition ‘Harvest’ by Mella Shaw by making our own clay creatures.

Booking essential – contact the museum or use Eventbrite.

Sessions are free, donations towards materials welcome on the day.

This event has been organised in partnership with Fife Coast & Countryside Trust.

Lino, cutters, colour, ACTION!

This summer, we’re inviting you to learn more about lino printing in a special family friendly art session. We’ll be carving our own lino plated and ramping up the colour to create some beautiful prints for you to take home.

Free, suitable for families with children aged 6+

Any parents wishing to participate in the session need to book a ticket each alongside children’s tickets.

Limited places, booking required – contact us or use Eventbrite

Lino, cutters, colour, ACTION!

This summer, we’re inviting you to learn more about lino printing in a special family friendly art session. We’ll be carving our own lino plates and ramping up the colour to create some beautiful prints for you to take home.

Free, suitable for families with children aged 6+

Any parents wishing to participate in the session need to book a ticket each alongside children’s tickets.

Limited places, booking required – contact us or use Eventbrite

Wonderful Wednesdays at the Scottish Fisheries Museum

Get creative with icing and sprinkles as we decorate some tasty biscuits with fishy images.

Suitable for all ages, free drop-in

Wonderful Wednesdays at the Scottish Fisheries Museum!

Chill out and draw, paint and play with us in a relaxed session to celebrate the last week of the summer holidays.

Suitable for all ages
Free, drop-in

Wonderful Wednesdays at the Scottish Fisheries Museum

Join us for some experiments, games and a fashy tasting to find out more about our local environment and the fish we eat.

Suitable for ages 5-10
£3 per child on the day, booking essential
Contact us or use Eventbrite

Pop by and say hello to our staff who’ll be manning a stall during the Crail Food Festival!

We’ll be showing off some of our historical fishing objects and having a go at some family friendly crafts.

The Scottish Fisheries Museum will be at Crail Food Festival on Saturday 9th June.

Free activities, Suitable for all ages

Pop in and try a new ‘Sunday Selfies’ Challenge every month.

Explore our collections, get crafty, or take a closer look at our temporary exhibitions. These self-led activities are available every Sunday and are fun for all the family.

Why not take a Selfie as you enjoy the challenges and tag us @scotfishmuseum?

From Sun. 9th June – What do you think?
How can we try to be more environmentally friendly in our everyday lives? Take a last look at our ‘Catch of the Day’ exhibition and add your thoughts to our post-it note board.

*Participation in Sunday Selfies is included in museum entry during normal opening hours. Take advantage of our 12 month pass when you purchase your ticket and you can enjoy free access to the museum’s permanent and temporary displays as well as Sunday Selfies for a whole year!

Pop in and try a new ‘Sunday Selfies’ Challenge every month.

Explore our collections, get crafty, or take a closer look at our temporary exhibitions. These self-led activities are available every Sunday and are fun for all the family.

Why not take a Selfie as you enjoy the challenges and tag us @scotfishmuseum?

From Sun. 1st July – I Spy
Pieces from our new temporary exhibition, ‘HARVEST’ are hiding throughout the museum- see how many you can spot.

*Participation in Sunday Selfies is included in museum entry during normal opening hours. Take advantage of our 12 month pass when you purchase your ticket and you can enjoy free access to the museum’s permanent and temporary displays as well as Sunday Selfies for a whole year!

Pop in and try a new ‘Sunday Selfies’ Challenge every month.

Explore our collections, get crafty, or take a closer look at our temporary exhibitions. These self-led activities are available every Sunday and are fun for all the family.

Why not take a Selfie as you enjoy the challenges and tag us @scotfishmuseum?

From Sun. 5th Aug. – Summer Days
Take inspiration from some of the artworks we have on display and our seaside location to create your own summer time harbour scene.

*Participation in Sunday Selfies is included in museum entry during normal opening hours. Take advantage of our 12 month pass when you purchase your ticket and you can enjoy free access to the museum’s permanent and temporary displays as well as Sunday Selfies for a whole year!

As part of Anstruther Harbour Festival, the Scottish Fisheries Museum presents an afternoon of traditional music and dance.

On Sunday 21st July, our Zulu Gallery will resound to the famous fiddle of Pete Clark as he and his fellow Trooters Gregor Lowrey and Jim Leighton accompany the energising and colourful spectacle of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Edinburgh Branch and put them through their paces.

In between performances, we present Ceòl na Mara (music of the sea), featuring Anne Bennett and Ross Penman of the Dundee Gaelic Choir who will perform a selection of Gaelic songs on nautical themes.

Sunday 21st July

The Trooters:

1.30 – 2.30 pm & 3.45 – 4.45 pm

Ceòl na Mara:

2.30 – 3.30 pm

Entry Free but booking advised: contact the Museum or book via Eventbrite

Night at the Museum…

A chance for grown-ups to relax in the peaceful after-hours environment of the museum while enjoying entertaining yarns on a tour of our galleries to inspire hands-on, no-pressure art, all eased along with light refreshments!

The museum will be open between 6pm and 7pm for you to have a preliminary wander around our galleries at your own pace. Then, from 7pm onwards we’ll be running a light-hearted tour featuring salty stories and tall tales from our collection. At 8pm, we’ll invite you to create your own coastal clay creations while enjoying some “sauce” (bar available!) and salty suppertime snacks before we set you sailing off into the sunset at 9pm…

£9 pp. 18+ event
Alcoholic refreshments available to purchase on the night.

Booking required, contact us to book your place or use Eventbrite.

Do you know which famous pirate shot a cannonball at Anstruther in the 18th century? Or how a Tahitian Princess came to be buried in the town’s churchyard? Find out the answers to these questions and more with our fascinating walking tour of Anstruther.

2 pm – 3.30 pm
£2 per adult, children FREE
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking advised – contact the Scottish Fisheries Museum, 01333 310628

Anstruther Harbour Festival invite you to learn or practice your Gaelic at three free language sessions at the Scottish Fisheries Museum on Sunday 21st July.

Led by Fife Gaelic Development Group, the classes are suitable for Gaelic speakers of any level but particularly aimed at beginners who would like to give Gaelic a go.

Programme:

11 – 11.30 am

12 – 12.30 pm

1 – 1.30 pm

All sessions are free but places are limited so please visit Eventbrite or contact the museum to reserve your place.

Songs from the sea…

Singer and storyteller Claire Hewitt and renowned folk musician Sheena Wellington will join forces with the St Andrews New Music Ensemble, featuring soloists Catherine Hooper and Judy Brown, for a celebration of the relationship between music, Scottish coastal communities and the animals that live there. The concert will feature Emily Doolittle’s Conversation and Peter Maxwell Davies’s The Birds alongside folk music in Gaelic, Scots and English.

Adult tickets – £10 available on Eventbrite

Concession tickets (under 26 years) are available at £5 – please contact us to book these

In this workshop on the beautiful Anstruther harbourside, we will explore the photographic technique of Cyanotype – coating paper with light-sensitive chemicals then exposing our prints outside. Exposure time will depend on the strength of UV light that day. We will use flat objects, like feathers, plants, lace, drawings on acetate or negatives to make the prints.

After a couple of test prints, we will make a small concertina book, about 15×10cm, with 4 pages.
All materials provided but If you would like to bring anything to use to print with, remember it should be flat and fit inside 15×10cm.

We’ll have a break for cups of tea while paper is drying and to keep your creative juices flowing.

Suitable for adults and young adults 13+
£10 per person

https://www.facebook.com/events/396358857435280/

Come and see us at the Peterhead Seafood Festival being held to celebrate the opening of Peterhead’s brand new fishmarket!

The event will celebrate the heritage of the town and showcase the stunning seafood landed at Peterhead’s fish market and available in local shops and eateries. Throughout the day there will be live cooking demos, street food, entertainment and activities for children, pop-up stalls and masterclasses, as well as seafood themed menus inside restaurants, bars and shops.

We’ll be flying the flag for the Scottish Fisheries Museum so come along and see our stall.

For more information about the Peterhead Seafood Festival contact mail@rediscoverpeterhead.co.uk

“The evolution of science and management of wild Atlantic salmon: past, present and future”

The talk will be given by the 2018 Buckland Professor of Fisheries, Dr Ronald Campbell, Tweed Foundation, who will be supported by Dr John Armstrong, of the Freshwater Fisheries Laboratory and a Trustee of the Buckland Foundation.

Thurs, 1 Nov 2018

at the University of St Andrews

4:30pm for 5pm

Lecture Room 3/4, The Gateway, St Andrews

The presentations have already been given at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, Devon in Aug 2018. Click here to View Photos and a SUMMARY

The lecture will be delivered at four locations in 2018 – 19. See the full programme on the Buckland Events page

This year we will be celebrating the acquisition of a new (we have a few!) museum ghost story after one of our visitors recounted to our curator how, as a boy, he and his family would come to stay in a little cottage in East Green for holidays (the cottage is now part of our ‘Fishing in to the Future’ gallery) and collectively they experienced the sensation of an invisible cat rubbing past their legs under the breakfast table as if mooching for a piece of kipper or plate of milk!

In tribute to this little phantom feline, we invite our younger visitors to help us find the creepy cats cowering in the spooky shadows in this fun, Halloween trek around the galleries. Grown-ups can read more about strange happenings in the museum buildings by following our “Pumpkin Trail” of eerie tales at the same time.

6th October to 4th November

Free with normal museum admission.

Join us for a day of autumn fun as we celebrate National Apple Day and the peak of the apple season.

East Neuk Fisherfolk traditionally relied on seasonal, local fruit for a nutritious boost before the long winter ahead – no strawberries at Christmas time in those days!

Come and try our own home baker’s famous Apple Pies in the museum tearoom (our regulars can’t get enough of them!), there’ll also be apple-themed colouring for kids and apple, autumn and Halloween-themed storytelling to enjoy in the atmospheric attic space of our fishermen’s cottage.

Sunday 21st October, 12pm – 3pm

Free event, refreshments not included, drop in

Annual service of Remembrance for fishermen and lifeboatmen lost at sea.

Saturday 27th October

Scottish Fisheries Museum Memorial Room

Refreshments will be served

If you would like to attend to commemorate a family member or friend lost to the sea, please contact the museum on 01333 310628 for further details.

Celebrate Book Week Scotland 2018 with a creative writing workshop for Book Week Scotland inspired by the theme of ‘Memory’ with author, Geoff Barker.

Join us for a special after-hours viewing of our current temporary exhibition “Lest We Forget”. The exhibition explores the themes of memory and remembrance through the stories of people from the East Neuk lost in World War I and the ways in which they, their families and their communities have sought to remember and honour their experiences.

Light refreshments will be served to get the creative juices flowing…

A lively, informal writing workshop with Cellardyke-based author, Geoff Barker, will follow. You can finish off your masterpiece at home if we run out of time!

Optional visit to the museum for attendees from 6pm

Workshop starts at 7pm, finishing by 8.30/9pm

Free but donations to museum welcome.

The Ring Net Bus

fishing boat on wheels

Films, photographs, oral histories and soundscapes

Capturing and sharing the stories of a unique chapter of our fishing heritage.

Scottish Fisheries Museum

24 – 25 November

11 am – 4 pm

Climb aboard!

The Ring Net Bus

fishing boat on wheels

Films, photographs, oral histories and soundscapes

Capturing and sharing the stories of a unique chapter of our fishing heritage.

Scottish Fisheries Museum

24 – 25 November

11 am – 4 pm

Climb aboard!

If you are taking part in any of the First World War Commemoration events in the burgh this weekend (Anstruther Parish Church service of Remembrance 10.45am, Quiet Citizens’ Walk, Cellardyke 2.00pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/1863878306992954/ and Kilrenny Church “Battle’s Over” bell ringing 6.30pm), we invite you and all local people and visitors to drop in to the museum for a special free viewing of our current temporary exhibition “Lest We Forget” which tells the personal stories of the people mentioned on our local war memorials.

Entry to “Lest We Forget” is free on Sunday 11th November only – the exhibition can be seen as part of normal museum admission until 20th January 2019.

We open at 12pm and last entries to the museum are at 3.30pm.

A cosy and relaxed after-school drop-in session in our Merchant’s Room where you can make simple home-made gifts and decorations for the coming festivities. Free but donations towards materials welcome. Mince pies and hot drinks available in the tearoom. All ages welcome.

No Grave but the Sea: the loss of Andrew Henderson

Join us for a talk by Richard Wemyss who will share his research on the impact of World War I on the East Neuk fishing industry, centred on the loss of one man and his crew while fishing in the Firth of Forth.

Monday 14th January, 6.30 pm

Also a chance to see the exhibtion Lest We Forget: Remembrances of World War I.

Entry free

Refreshments by donation

Tearoom and Shop open as usual

As part of our winter refurbishment, we will be closing the museum to the public from Monday 21st to Friday 25th January. We apologise for any inconvenience while these essential works take place.

Our tearoom, shop and Merchant’s Room Community Gallery remain open as usual.

Lada Wilson SOUTH

Sunday 17 February 2019 from 2–4 pm: An afternoon at the museum | Meet the artist

An invitation to spend time at the museum and meet the artist who will talk about her work in the new exhibition. In addition, there will be a reading by Eileen Montador, a native of the fishing village of St Monans, from her book Shriek of the Maws –A tale of Scottish Fisher Folk and a traditional guitar piece from Samuele Zara, a Sardinian performer and musician based in Edinburgh.

Admission free, booking advised, refreshments by donation

Contact us to book or for more information.

Make your own eco bricks with Plastic Free Anstruther

Join us for a demonstration of how to turn your everyday plastic waste into a really useful building material.

If you’ve seen “It Ends up on Our Beach”, an exhibition of photography highlighting the worrying scale of plastic pollution on our local beaches, come along and see what positive steps you can take to help.

Drop-in from 3 – 4.30 pm

Monday 11th February

Suitable for all ages

The exhibition continues in the Merchant’s Room gallery of the Scottish Fisheries Museum throughout February.

Explore your CreativiTEA with a new painting technique!

All children (up to age 12) are invited to explore the process of painting with tea bags! Children will learn a variety of techniques to create a series of paintings. Come and enjoy the process of creation!

Saturday, 6th April, 11am – 12 pm

Free

All children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

20 places available – please contact the museum or visit our Eventbrite page to sign up today!

As a tasty treat, try something from our Tearoom’s specialiTEA menu as part of your visit.

Explore your CreativiTEA with a new painting technique!

STILL LIFE PAINTING WITH BREWED TEA, AN ALTERNATIVE ART MATERIAL!

All adults and young adults (ages 13 and up) are invited to explore the process of using an alternative material to create a classical still-life painting. In our case, we will be brewing tea to use as paint! At this event, you will sketch and paint a traditional tea set.

Saturday 6th April, 2 – 3.30 pm

Free

No previous experience necessary.

20 places available – please contact the museum or visit our Eventbrite page to sign up today!

As a tasty treat, try something from our Tearoom’s specialiTEA menu as part of your visit.

Around the world in a tea cup!

Join us for a tea tasting, as we map the journey of our exhibition featured clipper ships, the Ariel and the Taeping. Beginning in China, we will move across the oceans, punctuating each stop with a freshly brewed tea from the corresponding country. And, we’ll be home in time for a cuppa on British soil. All aboard!

Saturday 18th May, 3 – 4 pm

£3 per person

20 places available – please contact the museum or visit our Eventbrite page to sign up today!

Grow your own tea bush!

All children (up to age 12) are invited to explore the journey of a tea seedling. At this event, you will decorate your own terracotta planter!

Come along to enjoy the process of planting a tea seedling in your customized planter. You will learn how to care for your tea seedling in order to allow it to grow and embark on its journey of growth.

Saturday 25th May, 11 am – 12 noon

Free

All children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

20 places available – please contact the museum or book your place via Eventbrite.

Drop-in Craft Workshop to Celebrate the New Season

Monday 18th March

3pm – 4.30pm (pop down after school!)

Free but donations towards cost of materials welcome

Tearoom open for snacks and drinks until 3.30pm

Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult

Join our Shipshape Trainee, Sean Chilton, and volunteers on Friday 19th of April so you can try your hand at some traditional skills!

There will be knots, net-mending and caulking!

Suitable for all ages and levels of experience

19th April 2019

11.30am – 1.30pm

Free Entry, Drop in whenever you like!

For more information contact us or phone 01333 310628

Join us as a flotilla of up to 50 boats sail down the Forth to arrive in Anstruther to escort and welcome back the museum’s flagship, the Reaper, after major restoration in Rosyth and to commence the Opening Ceremony to our 50th Anniversary.

Have-a-go water sports with East Neuk Outdoors

Entertainment from Kingdon FM, Isla St Clair and Fusion Dance School

Stuarts Amusements fairground on the pier

Anstruther Harbour

4th July 2019

from 2pm

Join us over the Summer holidays as we think about Boats, Fish and Folk over the last 50 years!

Boatyard Battleships

Use the best boatbuilding techniques of the last 50 years to build a seaworthy vessel! Name your boat, and enter it into a competition to find out who comes out on top!

Tuesday 9th July

2 – 2:45pm – Ages 4-8

3 – 4pm – Ages 9-12

Book through Eventbrite

£2

Join us over the Summer holidays as we think about Boats, Fish and Folk over the last 50 years!

Boatyard Battleships

Use the best boatbuilding techniques of the last 50 years to build a seaworthy vessel! Name your boat, and enter it into a competition to find out who comes out on top!

Tuesday 9th July

2 – 2:45pm – Ages 4-8

3 – 4pm – Ages 9-12

Book through Eventbrite

£2

Join us over the Summer holidays as we think about Boats, Fish and Folk over the last 50 years!

Anniversary Aquarium

One of our visitors’ favourite museum attractions in days gone by was our very own aquarium! We want to recreate it for our 50th Anniversary. You’ll have the chance to design and make your very own sea creature to live in our model aquarium.

Tuesday 16th July

2 – 2:45pm – Ages 4-8

3 – 4pm – Ages 9-12

Book through Eventbrite

£2

Join us over the Summer holidays as we think about Boats, Fish and Folk over the last 50 years!

Anniversary Aquarium

One of our visitors’ favourite museum attractions in days gone by was our very own aquarium! We want to recreate it for our 50th Anniversary. You’ll have the chance to design and make your very own sea creature to live in our model aquarium.

Tuesday 16th July

2 – 2:45pm – Ages 4-8

3 – 4pm – Ages 9-12

Book through Eventbrite

£2

Join us over the Summer holidays as we think about Boats, Fish and Folk over the last 50 years!

Gala Days Gone By

On Gala Days in the East Neuk, bunting decked the streets, flags were flown and sashes were worn! Help us mark our 50th Anniversary by adding your very own design to our bunting garland and make your own Gala Day gear.

Tuesday 6th August

1-4pm

Free, drop-in activity for families

In association with the Scottish Fisheries Museum and in celebration of the Museum’s 50th anniversary, Anster Cinema presents silent film Drifters with live piano score by Steven Gellatly.

Steven Gellatly is a pianist and composer for the silent screen, based in Dundee. He has written and will perform his live piano score to John Grierson’s monumental silent film, Drifters.

Premiering alongside Battleship Potemkin in 1929, Drifters follows North Sea herring fishermen through their dramatic daily routines as well as the industry’s struggles between tradition, modernity, technology, the environment and nature.

Sunday, 14 July 2019, 6.45 – 8.15pm

Cellardyke Town Hall, KY10 3BQ

Director: John Grierson

Duration: 40 minutes

Certificate: PG

Tickets: £5 / £2 under 18s – available on the door or here https://anster-cinema-drifters.eventbrite.com

Hot drinks and home baking will be available

It’s the third St Ayles Skiff World Championships!

To celebrate 10 years of the St Ayles Skiff, Stranraer is playing host to 700 rowers from 57 different clubs around the world in the sheltered waters of Loch Ryan this week.

Join crews from all over the world, including the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, alongside the Scottish Fisheries Museum’s own St Ayles Rowing Club who will be competing to bring home the World Championship trophy.

You can find full information on the racing schedule and onshore activities at the SkiffieWorlds 2019 website.

Or find out more about the St Ayles Skiff project and be inspired to compete next time!

Are you up for the challenge?

Teams of four (max. 2 men in a team), over the age of 18, who have never rowed before will race against each other to win the Community Challenge trophy.

Racing will take place in Anstruther harbour on the afternoon of 4th August. Timings To be confirmed.

See the St Ayles Rowing Club if you are interested in entering a team, or in coming along to cheer on the competitors.

This year, in honour of the Scottish Fisheries Museum’s 50th anniversary, the theme of the Sea Queen Event is “Golden Years”.

The event itself takes place on Saturday 3rd August. Join the procession form Anstruther Harbour at 3pm, ready for the coronation of this year’s Queen, Ellie Deas at Cellardyke Harbour at 4pm.

The Museum is proud to be part of this great community event.

Find out more about the programme at the Cellardyke Sea Queen Facebook page.

Join us at the next stop on the Scottish Fisheries Museum Go Industrial Tour.

From July 2019 to July 2020, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we will be visiting all Go Industrial museums.

We will bring along some of the most interesting items from our collection that tie in with each host museum. This means no two displays will be completely the same and some will be wildly different.

Auchindrain Township

22 – 23 July

From foghorns to lanterns and ganseys to sail canvas, come and see the vast range of interesting items the Scottish Fisheries Museum has to offer.

To keep up with the Go Industrial Tour events and other Scottish Fisheries Museum 50th anniversary plans follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @scotfishmuseum and Instagram: scottishfisheriesmuseum.

Don’t forget to also keep up with Go Industrial on Facebook: GoIndustrialScotland, Twitter: @GoIndustScot and Instagram: goindustrialscotland

Join us at the next stop on the Scottish Fisheries Museum Go Industrial Tour.

From July 2019 to July 2020, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we will be visiting all Go Industrial museums.

We will bring along some of the most interesting items from our collection that tie in with each host museum. This means no two displays will be completely the same and some will be wildly different.

Museum of Lead Mining

10 – 11 August

From foghorns to lanterns and ganseys to sail canvas, come and see the vast range of interesting items the Scottish Fisheries Museum has to offer.

To keep up with the Go Industrial Tour events and other Scottish Fisheries Museum 50th anniversary plans follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @scotfishmuseum and Instagram: scottishfisheriesmuseum.

Don’t forget to also keep up with Go Industrial on Facebook: GoIndustrialScotland, Twitter: @GoIndustScot and Instagram: goindustrialscotland

Join us at the next stop on the Scottish Fisheries Museum Go Industrial Tour.

From July 2019 to July 2020, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we will be visiting all Go Industrial museums.

We will bring along some of the most interesting items from our collection that tie in with each host museum. This means no two displays will be completely the same and some will be wildly different.

National Mining Museum Scotland

17 – 18 August

From foghorns to lanterns and ganseys to sail canvas, come and see the vast range of interesting items the Scottish Fisheries Museum has to offer.

To keep up with the Go Industrial Tour events and other Scottish Fisheries Museum 50th anniversary plans follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @scotfishmuseum and Instagram: scottishfisheriesmuseum.

Don’t forget to also keep up with Go Industrial on Facebook: GoIndustrialScotland, Twitter: @GoIndustScot and Instagram: goindustrialscotland

Join us at the next stop on the Scottish Fisheries Museum Go Industrial Tour.

From July 2019 to July 2020, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we will be visiting all Go Industrial museums.

We will bring along some of the most interesting items from our collection that tie in with each host museum. This means no two displays will be completely the same and some will be wildly different.

Museum of Scottish Railways

7 – 8 September

From foghorns to lanterns and ganseys to sail canvas, come and see the vast range of interesting items the Scottish Fisheries Museum has to offer.

To keep up with the Go Industrial Tour events and other Scottish Fisheries Museum 50th anniversary plans follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @scotfishmuseum and Instagram: scottishfisheriesmuseum.

Don’t forget to also keep up with Go Industrial on Facebook: GoIndustrialScotland, Twitter: @GoIndustScot and Instagram: goindustrialscotland

Join us at the next stop on the Scottish Fisheries Museum Go Industrial Tour.

From July 2019 to July 2020, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we will be visiting all Go Industrial museums.

We will bring along some of the most interesting items from our collection that tie in with each host museum. This means no two displays will be completely the same and some will be wildly different.

Discovery Point

5 – 6 October

From foghorns to lanterns and ganseys to sail canvas, come and see the vast range of interesting items the Scottish Fisheries Museum has to offer.

To keep up with the Go Industrial Tour events and other Scottish Fisheries Museum 50th anniversary plans follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @scotfishmuseum and Instagram: scottishfisheriesmuseum.

Don’t forget to also keep up with Go Industrial on Facebook: GoIndustrialScotland, Twitter: @GoIndustScot and Instagram: goindustrialscotland

Join us at the next stop on the Scottish Fisheries Museum Go Industrial Tour.

From July 2019 to July 2020, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we will be visiting all Go Industrial museums.

We will bring along some of the most interesting items from our collection that tie in with each host museum. This means no two displays will be completely the same and some will be wildly different.

Scottish Maritime Museum

12 – 13 October

From foghorns to lanterns and ganseys to sail canvas, come and see the vast range of interesting items the Scottish Fisheries Museum has to offer.

To keep up with the Go Industrial Tour events and other Scottish Fisheries Museum 50th anniversary plans follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @scotfishmuseum and Instagram: scottishfisheriesmuseum.

Don’t forget to also keep up with Go Industrial on Facebook: GoIndustrialScotland, Twitter: @GoIndustScot and Instagram: goindustrialscotland

Join us at the next stop on the Scottish Fisheries Museum Go Industrial Tour.

From July 2019 to July 2020, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we will be visiting all Go Industrial museums.

We will bring along some of the most interesting items from our collection that tie in with each host museum. This means no two displays will be completely the same and some will be wildly different.

Almond Valley Heritage Trust

15 – 16 February

From foghorns to lanterns and ganseys to sail canvas, come and see the vast range of interesting items the Scottish Fisheries Museum has to offer.

To keep up with the Go Industrial Tour events and other Scottish Fisheries Museum 50th anniversary plans follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @scotfishmuseum and Instagram: scottishfisheriesmuseum.

Don’t forget to also keep up with Go Industrial on Facebook: GoIndustrialScotland, Twitter: @GoIndustScot and Instagram: goindustrialscotland

POSTPONED In light of the rapidly evolving pandemic of Covid-19

This event will be re-scheduled later in the year

Apologies for any inconvenience

From July 2019 to July 2020, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we will be visiting all Go Industrial museums.

We will bring along some of the most interesting items from our collection that tie in with each host museum. This means no two displays will be completely the same and some will be wildly different.

Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

18 - 19 April

From foghorns to lanterns and ganseys to sail canvas, come and see the vast range of interesting items the Scottish Fisheries Museum has to offer.

To keep up with the Go Industrial Tour events and other Scottish Fisheries Museum 50th anniversary plans follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @scotfishmuseum and Instagram: scottishfisheriesmuseum.

Don’t forget to also keep up with Go Industrial on Facebook: GoIndustrialScotland, Twitter: @GoIndustScot and Instagram: goindustrialscotland

From July 2019 to July 2020, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we will be visiting all Go Industrial museums.

We will bring along some of the most interesting items from our collection that tie in with each host museum. This means no two displays will be completely the same and some will be wildly different.

New Lanark

3 – 4 May

From foghorns to lanterns and ganseys to sail canvas, come and see the vast range of interesting items the Scottish Fisheries Museum has to offer.

To keep up with the Go Industrial Tour events and other Scottish Fisheries Museum 50th anniversary plans follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @scotfishmuseum and Instagram: scottishfisheriesmuseum.

Don’t forget to also keep up with Go Industrial on Facebook: GoIndustrialScotland, Twitter: @GoIndustScot and Instagram: goindustrialscotland

Join The Scottish Fisheries Museum at the Ship Tavern in Anstruther to introduce our Golden Ale made for our Golden Anniversary.

Special Guest King Creosote will be performing on the night to celebrate the launch of the beer. At Ayles Ale has been especially produced for the museum by East Neuk Brewery Ovenstone 109.

The event is free so join us if you can!

A day of exploring, creating and learning as we dive below the surface to meet the creatures that live on our doorstep along the Fife coastline.

Programme:

*10am – 1pm (with 15 min break)*- Local Artist Milla Fyfe will run a crafting workshop in the museum Education Centre where you can make your own rock pool/sea creatures.

1pm – 2pm LUNCH BREAK

2pm – 4pm – Once the tide has gone out, it’s time to head to the shoreline to explore the rock pools with Fife Coast and Countryside Trust.

Recommended for ages 8-12, must be accompanied by an adult.

Please wear appropriate clothing for the day.

£5 per child. Adults accompany for free.

Places are limited so please see Eventbrite or contact the museum to book.

Become a pirate for the day as you scour the town with your map, looking for clues that will lead you to hidden treasures.

Pick up your map from the museum’s Sun Tavern and return when you have discovered the secret password.

Thursday 15th August

10am – 2pm (last map pick up 1pm)

Free, drop-in activity for families

Combine traditional skills with a 21st century design flair to create jewellery with a distinctly modern twist!

We’ll show you knotting techniques that will help you create your very own jewellery – whether that be a pair of earrings, a bracelet or a necklace.

Thursday 22nd August, 7:00 – 8:30pm, 18 +

£10 ticket price – includes materials and refreshments.

Book on Eventbrite or contact the museum.

Be part of something big – help us clean our beaches!

You can join us at the museum to clean the beaches in Anstruther, or clean up your nearest beach.

For those who join us – If you have your own litter picker and gloves, do bring them along! However, if you do not, we will have some on hand. Children under 16 should be accompanied by an adult. Join us at 2pm at the Sun Tavern for a briefing before going out to clean.

For those taking part in different location – Take along your own kit, borrow from someone, or see if there are any other local borrowing facilities near you. If you want to fit in with the time of our clean, start at 2:30pm.

*A safety brief document will be made available for participants ahead of the beach clean. For those not joining us at Anstruther we hold no liability for any accidents or injuries, we urge you to be safe and responsible.

After your clean, weigh your rubbish, send photos and the weight recorded to our Facebook page, on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #scotfishbeachclean or over email to andrea@scotfishmuseum.org.

Sunday 15th September, 10am – 1pm

Escape Room Experience

You find yourself locked in the Sun Tavern, a nautical pub in a sleepy fishing village. An old wives’ tale suggests hidden treasures await those brave enough to face the challenges – are you?

Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September, timeslots from 11am – 7:30pm

£30 per group, booking through Eventbrite or call the museum on 01333 310 628

What does the Reaper need to keep her at sea for the next 50 years? A plastic pollution blaster? Super-sonic sails? You decide!

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tuesday 8th October, 2-2:45pm

Tickets £2, book through Eventbrite or call the museum on 01333 310 628.

What does the Reaper need to keep her at sea for the next 50 years? A plastic pollution blaster? Super-sonic sails? You decide!

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tuesday 8th October, 3-4pm.

Tickets £2, book through Eventbrite or call the museum on 01333 310 628.

What lives at the very bottom of the sea? Over the last 50 years, people have discovered new species of sea creatures- from Blob Fish to Sea Pigs! We’ll discover these weird and wonderful species and make our own shadow puppets for a deep-sea show!

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Friday 11th October, 2-2:45pm

Tickets £2, book through Eventbrite or call the museum on 01333 310 628.

What lives at the very bottom of the sea? Over the last 50 years, people have discovered new species of sea creatures- from Blob Fish to Sea Pigs! We’ll discover these weird and wonderful species and make our own shadow puppets for a deep-sea show!

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Friday 11th October, 3-4pm

Tickets £2, book through Eventbrite or call the museum on 01333 310 628.

What did children do for fun in the Sixties when the museum opened? Drop in for a trip down memory lane – with the sounds, songs, fun and games of the sixties!

Free, drop-in activity for families. No booking required.

Wednesday 16th October, 1-4pm

Find us at the Annual Anstruther Harbour Bonfire Night where you’ll have the chance to get hands-on with a special activity and find out all about the Museum’s 2020 50th Anniversary events!

Drop in to the Sun Tavern on Tuesday 5th November between 5 – 7pm for a lantern decorating workshop with the artist Ariel Killick!

The decorated lanterns will form part of our Light at the Museum Christmas parade in December.

Free, drop-in, no booking required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tuesday 5th November, 5 – 7pm

To mark the opening of our SFM@50 exhibition in the Merchant’s Room, join us as we look through our Museum Memories – photos, videos, and written recollections of the Museum over the last 50 years.

If you have any material at home that you would like to share with us, do feel free to bring it along with you on the day.

Free, no booking required.

Sunday 10th November, 12-3pm

St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and the namesake of St Andrews, but did you also know he is the patron saint of fisherman?

Join us in the Museum the day before and day of St Andrews day for some free drop-in crafts from 1pm – 4pm on the 29th and 10am – 12pm on the 30th of November. You can make banners, flags, or anything else you might want to join in the celebrations. You can then take them along to the St Andrews Day celebration in St Andrews, organised by BID St Andrews.
All details of the St Andrews day celebrations will be found @BIDStAndrews on Facebook and by #TheBigHoolie2019

Free, drop-in activity for all ages. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Friday 29th November, 1- 4pm and Saturday 30th November, 10am – 12pm

On Saturday 14th December we are hosting a big Christmas party themed around 1969, when the museum first opened 50 years ago.

We will take you back to a time where the Beatles were the biggest stars in music, miniskirts were all the rage and mankind made it to the moon!

Ticket price includes 3 course meal, DJ and Ceilidh.

Saturday 14th December, 6pm – til late, Anstruther Town Hall

£35, Booking through Eventbrite or contact the museum on 01333 310 628.

Our Golden Anniversary year has us twinkling!

Be inspired by the golden objects in our collections to create seasonal decorations that will make your home sparkle!

Free, drop-in activity for families - children must be accompanied by an adult.

Sunday 15th December, 1-3pm

Anstruther’s national museum, founded by a Charitable Trust and opened in July 1969, celebrates its golden anniversary this year.

Starting life as a relatively small site based around a historic courtyard, it has gradually spread to take in various other buildings including a former boatyard and even a pub. Along the way, many talented and dedicated people, both staff and volunteers, have ensured that the Museum and its activities have grown and flourished.

The collections are now Recognised as a Nationally Significant Collection and the Museum is a hub for numerous community activities including coastal rowing, boat-building, exhibitions and events.

In this talk, Linda Fitzpatrick, Curator, will review the developments of the last 50 years and look forward to some exciting plans for the future.

Thursday 21st November, 7:30- 8:30pm, Anstruther Parish Church

For further information see A.I.A website

Mr Hutton, the Ghost of Smith and Hutton Boatyard, will take you on a tour and tell you all the spooky secrets of years gone by and share stories of what goes on when the museum doors close to the public.

You will meet Mr Hutton in the Museum Courtyard at 2pm. There are 15 spaces on the tour and they will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The tour is included in the accompanying adult’s museum entry fee.

Sunday 27th October, 2pm-4pm

Ages 7-12 – children must be accompanied by an adult.

Between the 1850s and the 1950s, thousands of Hebridean women travelled all over Scotland, England and beyond to spend their summers gutting herring. Drawing on research she conducted in oral history archives, Meg Hyland shares her recent findings about the Gaelic songs women sang while gutting herring.

From teasing each other about the fishermen to hoping for a more prosperous life, their songs reveal the vibrant lives of these hard-working women and shine a light onto an often-overlooked part of Scotland’s musical heritage.

7 pm – 8pm

Thursday 7th November

Admission £2

Visit our Eventbrite page or contact the museum to book your ticket

The Buckland Foundation and the Scottish Oceans Institute at the University of St Andrews present the 2019 Buckland Lecture:

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: superfish of the oceans

Dr Lucy Hawkes: University of Exeter

2019 Buckland Professor

Tuna is a very famous species for its economic value and place in the world fisheries, but very few people are aware of the amazing physical and physiological features that enable it to migrate over thousands of km, to reach speeds in excess of 60 km/h, and to feed and grow at a rate that allows it to reach nearly three meters long. Bluefin tuna were once common around the UK, but disappeared in the 1950s: they have recently begun to reappear off our shores much to the delight of wildlife observers and fishers.

The talk will focus on the biology and ecology of tuna in the context of its historical significance in the UK, as well as new research using the latest electronic and DNA technology to understand more about this amazing fish.

SCOTTISH OCEANS INSTITUTE LECTURE THEATRE

Gatty Building : University of St Andrews

16.45 : WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6TH All Welcome

Join Storyteller Marie Louise Cochrane for stories and songs with a focus on the role of women in the fishing industry, and have a go at making some “cloots” for your fingers…

Free, no booking required.

Event as part of the Transnational Scotland Project.

Friday 22nd November, 1pm – 2pm

We have joined forces with the Anstruther Community Council to bring you the Light at the Museum Christmas Parade on the 6th of December. This is like the annual Christmas parade but bigger and better than before!

We will have lots of good food and great entertainment. From 6pm we will have food stalls, a bouncy castle, bucking reindeer and fun scientists will be showing some amazing experiments, there will also be community group performances throughout the evening. Late night shopping will also be on offer.

The first parade will leave at 6.15pm be led by the snow fairy and kelpies and the return parade by Santa and the Fisherlass and Lad who will take lead up to his grotto. Both parades will light up the road with fabulous lanterns.
Join us for this exciting event not to be missed!

Friday 6th December, 6 – 9pm, free.

Disclaimer: Road closure will be in place from 6pm – 6:30pm and re-open for 15 minutes before being closed from 6:45pm- 7:15pm. Times may vary on the day so keep an eye on our Facebook page for latest info.

Join Leaf Natural Food Wraps at the Scottish Fisheries Museum to design your own beeswax food wrap!

You’ll have the chance to create your own design, making a truly unique food wrap that is not only beautiful, but sustainable, too.

Once you have designed your wrap during the workshop, Leaf Natural Food Wraps will take your creation away, wax it, and post it back to you. This, and refreshments on the night, are all included in the ticket price.

Instead of sending cling-film and other plastics to landfill , wrap your food in your very own, sustainable beeswax wrap!

Minimum age for participants is 14, under 18s accompanied by an adult.

Tickets £10, available on Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/design-a-beeswax-food-wrap-adult-workshop-tickets-89214927249

How do we safeguard the future of our seas?

7—8 pm

30 January 2020

Scottish Fisheries Museum

The seas are under pressure from climate change, pollution, and the many demands we place on them for fishing, energy generation, transport and leisure.

Join experts from Marine Scotland, academic research and maritime industries for a series of short talks and lively debate on the future of our seas.

POSTPONED In light of the rapidly evolving pandemic of Covid-19

This event will be re-scheduled later in the year

Apologies for any inconvenience

As climate change moves to the forefront of people’s mind, The Scottish Fisheries Museum looks at the effects of plastic pollution. We will be showing ‘An Ocean Story’ the latest documentary about plastic pollution from By the Ocean We Unite, an organisation based in the Netherlands.

As well as the film showing there will be a video call Q&A with marine biology expert Marijn van Doorn.

16 April from 6.30pm

£10 admission

Tickets available from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-scottish-fisheries-museum-14477550384

Women in the Fishing Industry

For International Woman’s Day 2020, The Scottish Fisheries Museum are bringing together women from all areas of the fishing industry, from research to boatbuilding, to talk about their research, work and what it is like to be a woman in these industries.

If you are interested in science, boatbuilding or environmental issues and want to network with like-minded women then get involved!

8th March

1- 5pm

Admission Free but ticketed

Tickets available from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-scottish-fisheries-museum-14477550384

POSTPONED In light of the rapidly evolving pandemic of Covid-19

This event will be re-scheduled later in the year

Apologies for any inconvenience

Oh, we do love to be beside the seaside, but so do many other creatures!

Find out what lives under the rocks and in the shallows as we go rock pooling on the beach just opposite the museum.

Friday 10th April

10am – 12pm

Cost: £2 via Museum or Eventbrite

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-scottish-fisheries-museum-14477550384

Age 7+ recommended and children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

POSTPONED In light of the rapidly evolving pandemic of Covid-19

This event will be re-scheduled later in the year

Apologies for any inconvenience

One of Scotland’s best-known sculptors, Will Maclean MBE, RSA. FRSE, will reflect on his childhood in a fishing village in Skye and his time working as a ring-net fisherman.

This experience led to a major bursary in 1973 to study ring-net herring fishing. The resulting Ring-Net Project, a body of over 400 drawings, was exhibited at the Third Eye Centre, Glasgow, from where it toured, and in 1986 at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, where it entered the permanent collection.

The title for this talk “Always Boats and Men “is taken from the poem of that name by the Campbelltown poet Angus Martin who published The Ring Net Fishermen in 1981.

Admission FREE but ticketed

Part of Art UK’s Sculpture Around You programme, supported by the Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture.

POSTPONED In light of the rapidly evolving pandemic of Covid-19

This event will be re-scheduled later in the year

Apologies for any inconvenience

Sculptor Marion Smith will run a free mould-making and plaster-casting workshop at the Scottish Fisheries Museum on Saturday 28th March, 10am to 4pm. The workshop will be inspired by Smith’s own sculpture, The Plough and the Reaper, sited outside of the Baptist Church in Anstruther and a cast of the model for Hew Lorimer’s Our Lady of the Isles in the collection the Scottish Fisheries Museum.

Marion Smith has a wide range of experience running workshops, managing sculpture facilities, working in galleries and teaching in art schools. She has several commissions that are sited locally at Anstruther, Dundee and Loch Leven. She is a member of the Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture and served as its first female Secretary from 2012-18.

Saturday 28th March

10 am - 4 pm

Admission FREE but ticketed

Tickets available from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-scottish-fisheries-museum-14477550384

Part of Art UK’s Sculpture Around You programme, supported by the Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture.

POSTPONED In light of the rapidly evolving pandemic of Covid-19

This event will be re-scheduled later in the year

Apologies for any inconvenience

The Scottish Fisheries Museum brings you a symposium in honour of the late Robert Prescott, gathering like-minded academics to talk about their work.

Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd March

Friday 6-9pm – Welcome Reception and look at Sea Change Exhibition

Saturday 10am – 4:30pm – Full day symposium with keynote from Dan Atkinson

Saturday 6 – 9pm – Dinner at The Bank in Anstruther

Sunday 10:30am – 1pm – Tour of Historic Anstruther Harbour with plaque dedication on the Reaper to Dr Robert Prescott.

£15 (+£25 for Saturday Evening Dinner)

Book through the museum or Eventbrite

POSTPONED In light of the rapidly evolving pandemic of Covid-19

This event will be re-scheduled later in the year

Apologies for any inconvenience

From July 2019 to July 2020, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we will be visiting all Go Industrial museums.

We will bring along some of the most interesting items from our collection that tie in with each host museum. This means no two displays will be completely the same and some will be wildly different.

https://www.goindustrial.co.uk/museum/discovery-point

11 - 12 April

From foghorns to lanterns and ganseys to sail canvas, come and see the vast range of interesting items the Scottish Fisheries Museum has to offer.

To keep up with the Go Industrial Tour events and other Scottish Fisheries Museum 50th anniversary plans follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @scotfishmuseum and Instagram: scottishfisheriesmuseum.

Don’t forget to also keep up with Go Industrial on Facebook: GoIndustrialScotland, Twitter: @GoIndustScot and Instagram: goindustrialscotland

“Go Industrial”:https://www.goindustrial.co.uk/museum/discovery-point

POSTPONED In light of the rapidly evolving pandemic of Covid-19

This event will be re-scheduled later in the year

Apologies for any inconvenience

From July 2019 to July 2020, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we will be visiting all Go Industrial museums.

We will bring along some of the most interesting items from our collection that tie in with each host museum. This means no two displays will be completely the same and some will be wildly different.

https://www.goindustrial.co.uk/museum/new-lanark

2 - 3 May

From foghorns to lanterns and ganseys to sail canvas, come and see the vast range of interesting items the Scottish Fisheries Museum has to offer.

To keep up with the Go Industrial Tour events and other Scottish Fisheries Museum 50th anniversary plans follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @scotfishmuseum and Instagram: scottishfisheriesmuseum.

Don’t forget to also keep up with Go Industrial on Facebook: GoIndustrialScotland, Twitter: @GoIndustScot and Instagram: goindustrialscotland

To whet your appetite for a visit, let our virtual tour give you a taste of the galleries and displays.

Watch the Virtual Museum Tour video (duration 7 minutes)

Make a Noise for Knitting!

When – Saturday 19th of September from 12 - 12.30

Where - @scotfishmuseum on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

This autumn and winter we will be turning our minds to all things warm and WOOLLY as we celebrate the artful tradition of gansey-knitting in Scotland.

So for Go Industrial Day put your baaaaaack into it and make some noise for ganseys!

Join us online as we tell the story of their origins, purpose and unique patterns to unravel the strong connection between traditional knitting and the Scottish fishing industry.

This is a taster for our Knitting the Herring events programme which will include a combination of virtual webinars, online knitting demonstrations, talks and knit-alongs, storytelling and a Knitted Shoal Exhibition - all to be revealed soon!

Our partner museums at Go Industrial will be active online throughout the day - join in the fun at: https://www.facebook.com/GoIndustrialScotland/

Find Wally in The Scottish Fisheries Museum!

Update: We are extending the Where’s Wally spooky trail to the 20th of December!

This Halloween, Wally, the world’s favourite children’s book character – wearing a red-and-white striped shirt and black-rimmed specs – has been travelling the country, appearing in over 75 museums, including the Scottish Fisheries Museum.

The Where’s Wally? Spooky Museum Search, organised by Walker Books and Kids in Museums, celebrates the release of the new book, Where’s Wally? Spooky Spotlight Search.

As part of your museum visit, come along and hunt for Wally amongst the collections, spell out a spooky phrase and receive a special “I found Wally!” bookmark, as well as the chance to enter the Where’s Wally? and Kids in Museums grand prize draw competition to win an ArtFund Family Membership and a bundle of Where’s Wally? goodies.

The activity trail has been tailored to fully comply with our social distancing measures - please book your visit in advance. If you prefer not to visit in person, for fun online activities, visit https://wally.walker.co.uk/

The Scottish Fisheries Museum have teamed up with Netherlands-based charitable foundation “By the Ocean we Unite” for a special screening.

On the 2nd of October 7pm – 9pm, the Scottish Fisheries Museum invites you to join them for an online watch along of “An Ocean Story”, the feature- length documentary by Sander Van Weert featuring National Geographic explorer-in-residence and President/Chair of Mission Blue, Sylvia Earle, as well as the President of Iceland, Guoni Johannesson and UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, Peter Thomson.

Following the screening there will be an exclusive conversation facilitated by the museum with guest, marine biologist Marijn van Doorn, so (virtual!) attendees can discuss further the themes explored in the film and perhaps express specific hopes and solutions for a more sustainable, less damaging future.

The team behind the film explain what to expect …

“Increasing pollution, over-fishing and climate change are only a fraction of the threats our oceans are currently facing worldwide. This documentary follows us on our journey as we film devastating consequences of these harsh realities.”

Book online through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-ocean-story-online-screening-and-discussion-tickets-121026492497

A talk hosted by the Scottish Fisheries Museum, presented by Mary Lewis from HCA to launch our Knitting the Herring Events programme and discuss why gansey knitting will continue to be a prominent and relevant heritage craft within the knitting community. Mary will speak on various aspects of gansey knitting, issues affecting intangible heritage and the Endangered Crafts Fund offered by the Heritage Crafts Association.

If you wish and are able, you can knit along with your own ganseys or winter warmers and perhaps share what you have been working on with everyone! So get the kettle on and tune in to join us as we embark on our Knitting the Herring journey!

Book your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/knitting-the-herring-talk-and-knit-along-with-heritage-crafts-association-tickets-121847125031

As the daylight shrinks and the shadows lengthen, courie in for a family friendly series of gansey folklore and magical stories!

Collaborative artist and renowned Scottish storyteller Jan Bee Brown will tell three gansey and fisherfolk-inspired stories!

The first story is ’Three Ply’ told in the Scottish traditional: ‘eye to eye, mind to mind and heart to heart’. Following a period of research at the Scottish Fisheries Museum and inspired by two traditional Scottish Folk Tales, Jan’s story has been created bespoke for the Knitting the Herring project. It was fashioned in the spirit of gansey knitting - unravelling and reknitting, combining stories like stitches to create something new to share.

Tune in to hear ‘Three Ply’ and enjoy the magical tale at https://scottishgansey.org.uk/news-and-events/herring-tales/

Join us for our second Herring Tale in the series, ‘Poor man’s Wealth,’ featuring a travelling tailor, three silver herring and three knitting witches!

This story is created bespoke for Knitting the Herring, inspired by the Scottish tradition of travellers tales and Hugh Millar’s ‘Scenes and Legends of The North of Scotland.’

Listen to the story with Jan Bee Brown at https://scottishgansey.org.uk/news-and-events/herring-tales/

Join Matthew Topsfield at Uist Yarn Studio as he gives an insight into Eriskay gansey knitting. The fisherman’s gansey is made throughout the British Isles, but on the small island of Eriskay in the windswept Outer Hebrides this art reached its peak, richly patterned in traditional and symbolic designs.

Matt will present on the ‘anatomy’ of a gansey, explaining their structure and various parts and the distinctive features of an Eriskay gansey.

An Eriskay inspired chart for the herring pattern is available at https://scottishgansey.org.uk/news-and-events/how-to/ and Matt will share and explain the pattern techniques to the group.

You can register for this free zoom event via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/knitting-the-herring-the-eriskay-gansey-tickets-126054625779

The Eriskay Herring in the photo can be found at Grimsay Boat Haven, managed by Grimsay Community Association on Uist: https://www.grimsay.org/

Join Fife author Esther Rutter for a special gansey-themed reading from her critically acclaimed book on knitting history, This Golden Fleece. Patterned fisherman’s jumpers are found all over Britain, from the north of Scotland to the Channel Islands, and in this one-off event we’ll join Esther on her journey to uncover the stories and connections that make up the UK’s unique coastal knitting heritage.

Register for a place via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/knitting-the-herring-this-golden-fleece-tickets-130230965323

https://scottishgansey.org.uk/ https://estherrutter.com/

Join Jan Bee Brown for the story ‘Heart in the Home’, inspired by an old Largo folktale and the gansey collection at the Scottish Fisheries Museum.

Tune in to https://scottishgansey.org.uk/news-and-events/herring-tales/ this Halloween for a magical ghost story!

A special online telling of a tale for St Andrews Day, with local storyteller Sheila Kinninmonth.

Celebrating the rich storytelling tradition of Scotland’s Travellers, Sheila will share an atmospheric tale to bring a wee touch of colour and a sprinkling of magic to a long, dark winter’s night in Fife!

Tune in to our Facebook page @scotfishmuseum or our YouTube channel for a St Andrews Day delight!

Michael Stephen Clark, author of Mr Buckland, Mr Walpole and Mr Young: Around Scotland with the Fisheries Men brings us a pre-recorded online talk about Frank Buckland’s Christmas Lectures, where he will discuss how Buckland came to do these series of lectures, what they were about and the legacy they left in the world of science and academia.

Join us on Facebook and YouTube on the 22nd of December at 7pm.

Enjoy Kipper’s FUNtastic sailing adventure across Scotland at: https://scottishgansey.org.uk/news-and-events/herring-tales/

If you live in Fife, you can pick up your own comic and colouring sheet to take home with you after your visit: The Scottish Fisheries Museum - Art Tickets

Join the Scottish Fisheries Museum and storyteller Jan Bee Brown at the the Taibhsear Collective’s online festival:

Winter’s Last: A Celebration of Scottish Folklore, Traditions and Community Practices

Jan will be telling her Herring Tales, inspired by Scottish fishing and knitting communities, with related craft activities, at:

7pm, 28th January 2021

Book online and see the full programme at: https://taibhsearcollective.com/winters-last-2021/

If you missed the chance to book, or want to try the activity in your own time, why not break up the home schooling and make a pie with the drawings by Jan and some recycled materials, or create your own silver darlings! Find the guidelines to stargazey pie here: https://buff.ly/3c2CGhN

Send a photo to us on Facebook or Twitter @scotfishmuseum. We can’t wait to see your creative pies!

Mark your calendars! By the Seaside is opening virtually on Saturday - register now!

Join the Scottish Fisheries Museum and the student team from the University of St Andrews to celebrate the virtual opening of By the Seaside: Heritage, Healing, and New Horizons. The themes of wellness and blue space will be discussed by the event’s keynote speaker, Dr. James Grellier of the University of Exeter, who managed the EU-backed ‘BlueHealth’ project of 2020. Dr. Grellier will later be joined by a panel of scientists, artists, and conservationists to answer questions regarding the topic from attendees. We can’t wait to see you by the seaside!

Saturday, March 20th from 18:00 to 19:30 (GMT).

Register here: “https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/by-the-seaside-virtual-opening-tickets-146349506313”:

Admission to this event is free of charge.

Sources for the history of Scottish fishing and fishing communities

Online - Wednesday 12 May 2021

Speakers include historians, archaeologists, ethnographers, museum curators and archivists including Jen Gordon (Scottish Fisheries Museum) who will speak on:

Knitting the Herring: unravelling the histories of fishermen’s ganseys

The conference will take place via Zoom, is open to SRA members and non-members alike and is free of charge. For more details, see the conference webpage.