Meffan Winter Show opens for its 32nd year

The ANGUSalive Meffan Winter Show opened with a preview evening of the selected works on Friday 8 November. This year’s show attracted over 230 artworks which were considered for the…

Commemorating the Forfar Witch Trials with Witch Week

To commemorate the Forfar Witch Trials, ANGUSalive are hosting Witch Week from Monday 23 – Sunday 29 September 2024. The Forfar Witch Trials took place between 1661-1663 and involved 42 local people who were imprisoned and tortured on suspicion of witchcraft. 22 women were found guilty of the crime and executed over the three-year period.…

Visitor Advisors continued professional development with Museums Galleries Scotland

Museums and Galleries are delighted that three of their Visitor Advisors; Abbie, Tamara and Shaun have recently started a Museums Galleries Scotland Modern Apprenticeship programme as part of their continued…

Arbroath Signal Tower Museum at 50

Thursday 1 August 2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the Signal Tower Museum.

Celebrating 50 years of Arbroath Signal Tower Museum

Arbroath Signal Tower Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary on Thursday 1 August 2024. The Signal Tower Museum is housed in the buildings which were originally used as the shore station and accommodation for the Bell Rock Light House and its keepers. It was built in 1813 and served the light house until 1955 when…

ANGUSalive launch Digital Archive & Museum Collection

ANGUSalive is pleased to announce the launch of their Digital Archive and Museum Collections. This is an online portal that offers users an unprecedented opportunity to delve into the history and culture of Angus from the comfort of their own homes. The new online platform provides access to a vast array of historical material –…

Angus Gets Creative

Angus Creatives are delighted to present the third Angus Festival of Makers from 6 April – 31 August 2024 which celebrates the region’s creativity and thriving artist and maker community. There are opportunities to see, try and buy fantastic Angus based art. The Festival offers a chance to see behind the scenes of creative spaces, talk…

Robert Burns and his legacy in Angus

Montrose Museum unveils a new permanent display on Robert Burns and his legacy in Angus from Friday 29 March. Robert Burns (1759-96) is remembered as Scotland’s greatest poet and needs little introduction. His literary legacy is celebrated across the world each year on his birthday, 25 January, with the hosting of Burns Suppers. William Burnes,…

Funding boost for Montrose Natural History project

ANGUSalive Museums and Galleries are delighted to announce they have been awarded £12,804 from Museums Galleries Scotland to fund their Natural History, Living World project. This project will support a Collections Technician who will help digitise natural history objects by adding them to a collection management database which will be available online for researchers. The…

Climate 4 Change: Conversation

Are you concerned about climate change but not sure how urgent it is and how you can make a difference? Most people in Scotland are concerned about climate change but…

World Cultures Collection

The Museum’s Collections Team have embarked on an exciting new project to delve into ANGUSalive’s World Cultures Collection. The aim of this project is to research and catalogue this highly…

HMS Montrose Display Launched at Montrose Museum

Montrose Museum held a very special event on Friday 9 February to celebrate the unveiling of their new HMS Montrose display, showcasing the ships bell, nameboard and kickplate. These items have been loaned to the museum after local man David Moxey contacted Angus MP Dave Doogan following HMS Montrose’s final visit to Montrose in May…