Drop-in event - No booking required
Inspired by the Loving Earth Project, we’ll be creating a giant, eco-themed frieze. Come along explore the environmental themes important to protecting marine life and let your creative juices flow!
This event is open to all children. Adults/guardians must accompany children to the event.
Location: Education Centre | Time: 11am- 12:30pm and 2pm - 3:30pm
Free, but spaces are limited - book your place via Eventbrite: https://scottish-fisheries-museum.eventbrite.co.uk/
This workshop is suitable for anyone aged 8+
Parents must accompany children for the duration of the workshop.
As part of our Snapshots of Memory exhibition in the Merchant’s Room, Kevin Dunion, Vice-Chair of the Museum and Chair of the Kilrenny and Anstruther Burgh Collection, will present: “Tracing everyday life in Anstruther and Cellardyke - what have we kept, what have we lost”.
The talk will last approximately 40 minutes, after which there will be refreshments with time for discussion and to view the exhibition.
Free, with donation for teas and coffees. Booking is preferred, but arrivals on the night are welcome! Reserve a ticket here: https://scottish-fisheries-museum.eventbrite.co.uk/
Over the past 100 years most aspects of everyday life in our community - including work, leisure, education, religion and transport - have changed. But what memories have we kept and what evidence have we recorded to mark the transformation, whether gradual or sudden? Family photos and memoirs provide important insights into real life experience. Drawing on items and documents held by the Kilrenny and Anstruther Burgh Collection, Kevin Dunion shows how things we might overlook, such as school magazines and prizes, tourist postcards, advertising material for businesses and events are stepping stones to the past. In which case what should we collect about our recent life here in the East Neuk to pass on to future generations?
Lots of games, toys, kitchen & glassware with mirrors, art, jewels & trinkets. Come along for a rummage.
All proceeds to support Ukraine - we look forward to seeing you!
Location: Sun Tavern | Time: 10 - 11am and 12 - 1pm
Free, but spaces are limited - to view allergy information and book a place, click here: https://scottish-fisheries-museum.eventbrite.co.uk/
This workshop is suitable for children aged 6-10 years, and an ideal parent-child activity.
Parents and guardians must accompany children for the duration of the workshop.
No booking required! Please dress warmly!
Join us on the 4th of April and work with scientists from the Sediment Ecology Research Group (SERG) of the Scottish Oceans Institute to survey the tidal margins of the Dreel Burn. Come explore how ecosystems such as these are responding to climate change and how you can play your part in protecting them!
_Following the postponement of this event due to Storm Dudley, we’re happy to announce that this workshop has been rescheduled for the 26th of March in the Sun Tavern!
This event is part of “When it Rains, We Harvest/Cuando Llueve, Cosechamos”, a student exhibition by the University of St Andrews opening on 11th of March 2022!
This workshop is suitable for children aged 8-12. Children must be accompanied by adults.
This conference will be held over Zoom so that anyone can attend. A Q&A will follow each presentation, with a further opportunity to ask more questions and develop discussion towards the end.
Register today via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guts-galore-celebrating-the-role-of-women-in-scotlands-fishing-trade-tickets-251991622727
General admission is free, but we do ask that you consider supporting us by adding a donation. All proceeds will go towards paying our speakers!
Are you interested in knitting, ganseys and want to meet for a knit and a natter? Join us on Zoom for a friendly get together to share your knitting projects, ask questions and enjoy a gansey gaggle!
Contact jen@scotfishmuseum.org for more information and the Zoom details to join.
More information on knitting and fishing at https://scottishgansey.org.uk/. Knitters of all abilities welcome.
We look forward to seeing you!
Check out our events page on Facebook: https://buff.ly/3giXsuF
Are you interested in knitting, ganseys and want to meet for a knit and a natter? Join us on Zoom for a friendly get together to share your knitting projects, ask questions and enjoy a gansey gaggle!
Contact jen@scotfishmuseum.org for more information and the Zoom details to join.
More information on knitting and fishing at https://scottishgansey.org.uk/. Knitters of all abilities welcome.
We look forward to seeing you!
We re-open on Wednesday the 5th of January and look forward to seeing you then.
Need a wee break from holiday planning?
Have a go at making hanging ornaments, gansey patterned cards, or learn some simple finger knitting techniques (no needles required!).
For more information, please contact kathy@scotfishmuseum.org or visit our Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1223110104865484
Are you interested in knitting, ganseys and want to meet for a knit and a natter? Join us on Zoom for a friendly get together to share your knitting projects, ask questions and enjoy a gansey gaggle!
Contact jen@scotfishmuseum.org for more information and the Zoom details to join.
More information on knitting and fishing at https://scottishgansey.org.uk/. Knitters of all abilities welcome.
We look forward to seeing you!
As an introduction to next year’s exhibition ‘When it Rains, We Harvest/Cuando Llueve, Cosechamos: El Niño and Abundance in a Peruvian Fishing Community’ curated in collaboration with the University of St Andrews, Museum and Gallery students invite you to come along and help clean up East Sands beach!
Bin bags, gloves and (most importantly!) hot chocolate will be provided. There is no need to sign up or get tickets as this is a free, drop-in event.
Donations towards the collaborative exhibition (opening March 2022) would be appreciated.
As the theme of this year’s Book Week theme is ‘Celebration’, we’re going to share some fabulous children’s books which celebrate life in, on and by the sea on Friday morning.
Please come along with your baby or toddler, and feel free to bring a book you’d like to celebrate too!
University of St Andrews, KY16 9AJ
Free and open to all - book your ticket online:
at the Scottish Fisheries Museum
“Be careful as you climb the stairs, I swear I saw a mouse sat there…”
As the days get shorter and the shadows longer, the museum buildings come to life in a different way…
Listen carefully and you may hear the footsteps of fishermen long gone, the creepy creakings of soot-blackened rafters and the hurried scurries of shy little creatures as they disappear into dark corners, eager to escape the beady eyes of Kipper the Cat!
FREE with museum admission
Please book online or drop by to see if we have entry times available.
Are you interested in knitting, ganseys and want to meet for a knit and a natter? Join us on Zoom for a friendly get together to share your knitting projects, ask questions and enjoy a gansey gaggle!
Contact jen@scotfishmuseum.org for more information and the Zoom details to join.
More information on knitting and fishing at https://scottishgansey.org.uk/. Knitters of all abilities welcome.
We look forward to seeing you!
Transitional waters, where the freshwater from rivers and burns meets the sea, are vitally important habitats. Learn how these ecosystems are responding to climate change and play your part in protecting them. Open to all – no previous experience required.
Part of Culture at COP - see https://www.cultureatcop.com/ for full events listings.
Learn a little bit about the famous woolly jumpers (Ganseys) worn by fishermen on board to help them stay warm. See some wool being spun, have a go yorself, and pick up a simple kit to try knitting your own little square at home - this could be the perfect (relaxing and rewarding) hobby you never knew you needed in your life this season!
We can’t promise live fish, but there will be lots of fishy songs, rhymes and activities when we drop in to Dreel Babies and Toddlers for Maths Week!
Join Jen for this fun session exploring numeracy, patterns and problem solving - it’s never too early for maths!
For more information contact Julia at Dreel Babies and Toddlers.
Are you interested in knitting, ganseys and want to meet for a knit and a natter? Join us on Zoom for a friendly get together to share your knitting projects, ask questions and enjoy a gansey gaggle!
Contact jen@scotfishmuseum.org for more information and the Zoom details to join.
More information on knitting and fishing at www.scottishgansey.org.uk. Knitters of all abilities welcome.
We look forward to seeing you!
Our volunteer crew will guide you above and below decks to see the boat and onboard exhibition.
Tickets by donation via Eventbrite – 1 ticket per family/household bubble – maximum of 2 adults per family group
Make and model your own swimsuit - the sillier the better! Explore the way seaside fashions have changed throughout the years. What we wear now would be considered indecent, while the concept of the bathing machine and full body coverage now feels ridiculous to the majority of contemporary culture.
Tickets by donation via Eventbrite – 1 ticket per family/household bubble – maximum of 2 adults per family group
Make and model your own swimsuit - the sillier the better! Explore the way seaside fashions have changed throughout the years. What we wear now would be considered indecent, while the concept of the bathing machine and full body coverage now feels ridiculous to the majority of contemporary culture.
Take some inspiration from the Anstruther seaside and our By the Seaside exhibition to make your own windmills and then take them out to the beach to spin in the wind. You can also let us see how your ideal day by the sea looks by creating some seaside-inspired pictures..
At our family craft stations, build your own toy windmill and create your seascape with our craft materials.
We all love a trip to the seaside, so what does your ideal day by the sea look like?
Entry by Donation. Book online via Eventbrite
If you have any questions ahead of booking or attending the event please contact andrea@scotfishmuseum.org. Each ticket is for a family of up to 4 people from 1 household/bubble.
Take some inspiration from the Anstruther seaside and our By the Seaside exhibition to explore how being near the coast makes you feel at our pebble painting activity. This is a family activity so parents must be present throughout.
We will take you down to the beach to select your pebbles (weather permitting). Then you will sit at family stations with painting and decorating materials for some relaxing pebble painting. Take your painted pebbles home, or leave them by the sea for someone else to find!
Entry by Donation. Book online via Eventbrite
If you have any questions ahead of booking or attending the event please contact andrea@scotfishmuseum.org. Each ticket is for a family of up to 4 people from 1 household/bubble.
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.
After the guddle, take a seaside craft home with you to enjoy!
Book your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rock-pool-guddle-tickets-92348096643
*Details:
Meeting outside the Sun Tavern at 2pm, we will walk across to the beach for low tide at 2.30.
An event for children age 8-12, (under 8’s to be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the guddle and the weather conditions, using sun cream if necessary.
Part of the East Neuk Summer Activities, this is a free event led by Fife Coast and Countryside Trust and the Scottish Fisheries Museum. Donations are welcome to both organisations.*
Thank-you for your ongoing support - stay safe and well!
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 sea shanties with storyteller Jan Bee Brown!
Join us at 7pm (BST) this evening for our last knit and natter session before reconvening in September.
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!
Join us for a socially-distanced beach clean-up with Transition St Andrews! More details to come.
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.
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!
Usually open only to schoolchildren in Fife, we are opening up the competition this year to members of the public. We are also accepting written poetry or prose submissions too - so, whoever you are and however the sea inspires you, you can take part!
If you would like to submit an entry, please see the full details at the Art Competition webpage.
Submissions from the public will not be entered into the schools competition but will be considered for exhibtion, both onsite in the museum and online.
So, if the sea is your muse, please get creative and share the results with us!
Speakers include historians, archaeologists, ethnographers, museum curators and archivists including Jen Gordon (Scottish Fisheries Museum) who will speak on:
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.
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!
Register here: “https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/by-the-seaside-virtual-opening-tickets-146349506313”:
Admission to this event is free of charge.
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:
Jan will be telling her Herring Tales, inspired by Scottish fishing and knitting communities, with related craft activities, at:
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!
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 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
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!
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 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!
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/
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/
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/
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
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
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.
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/
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)
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.
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.
Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life
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
As well as the film showing there will be a video call Q&A with marine biology expert Marijn van Doorn.
Tickets available from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-scottish-fisheries-museum-14477550384
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.
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
Find out what lives under the rocks and in the shallows as we go rock pooling on the beach just opposite the museum.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-scottish-fisheries-museum-14477550384
Age 7+ recommended and children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Book through the museum or Eventbrite
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!
Tickets available from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-scottish-fisheries-museum-14477550384
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.
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
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
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.
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!
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
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.
£35, Booking through Eventbrite or contact the museum on 01333 310 628.
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!
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.
Free, no booking required.
Event as part of the Transnational Scotland Project.
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.
For further information see A.I.A website
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
Ages 7-12 – children must be accompanied by an adult.
Free, drop-in activity for families. No booking required.
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.
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
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets £2, book through Eventbrite or call the museum on 01333 310 628.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets £2, book through Eventbrite or call the museum on 01333 310 628.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets £2, book through Eventbrite or call the museum on 01333 310 628.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets £2, book through Eventbrite or call the museum on 01333 310 628.
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.
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
£30 per group, booking through Eventbrite or call the museum on 01333 310 628
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.
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.
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
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.
Book on Eventbrite or contact the museum.
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.
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
Pick up your map from the museum’s Sun Tavern and return when you have discovered the secret password.
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.
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
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.
1-4pm
Free, drop-in activity for families
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.
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.
*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.
Places are limited so please see Eventbrite or contact the museum to book.
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.
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
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.
Entry Free but booking advised: contact the Museum or book via Eventbrite
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.
All sessions are free but places are limited so please visit Eventbrite or contact the museum to reserve your place.
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!
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.
2 – 2:45pm – Ages 4-8
3 – 4pm – Ages 9-12
Book through Eventbrite
£2
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.
2 – 2:45pm – Ages 4-8
3 – 4pm – Ages 9-12
Book through Eventbrite
£2
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.
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
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!
2 – 2:45pm – Ages 4-8
3 – 4pm – Ages 9-12
Book through Eventbrite
£2
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!
2 – 2:45pm – Ages 4-8
3 – 4pm – Ages 9-12
Book through Eventbrite
£2
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!
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