Another object featured in our New and Unusual exhibition comes in to the category of favourite objects. It’s a memorial book with all the names of the crew who perished when HMS Dasher sank in 1943. HMS Dasher was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Avenger Class. She served in World War II. She was built by the …
A New and Unusual Exhibition
The following blog post was written by our Collections Officer, Louise. Our current exhibition is an eclectic mix of North Ayrshire’s history, with cases filled with objects from the North Ayrshire Collection. I got really excited when we had a break in our busy programme to show off our own collection, as I haven’t had the opportunity to do this …
New and Unusual Exhibition Now on Display
Our latest exhibition is now on display at our North Ayrshire Heritage Centre in Saltcoats and it’s all about our own collection! Featuring a huge variety of objects from our own collections, the exhibition also features interviews with us, the staff, on what our favourite objects are! The exhibition is running into 2024 but we will be changing bits and …
The Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society Will Be At The Heritage Centre On The 24th Of June
The last Saturday of the month is almost upon us and our friends at the Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society will be at the Heritage Centre this weekend (Saturday the 24th of June!) to educate our visitors about Ardrossan Castle and the history of the Society. We are open from 9:30am – 1pm & 2pm – 4:30pm. Members of the Society …
New Exhibition: 10 Years of the Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society
Our newest exhibition is here and on display at the Heritage Centre! Focusing on the Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society, come and learn all about this wonderful volunteer group who are now celebrating their 10th anniversary. “We were invited to set up as an organisation as the castle was in a state of disrepair and NAC were looking to work in …
Titanic Exhibition: Your Last Chance To See It!
Our hugely popular Titanic exhibition is almost done and you only have until the end of the month to see it! Saturday the 27th of May is the final Saturday of the exhibition and Wednesday the 31st of May is officially the final day of the exhibition. If you haven’t had a chance to see it then this is your …
Titanic Days at the Heritage Centre
We have some exciting Titanic events coming up at our Heritage Centre in Saltcoats! On Thursday the 6th of April bring your children to this kids-orientated Titanic experience! They can dress up, handle objects and learn from our Titanic-historian Sean Szmalc. On Thursday the 13th of April come along and enjoy a tour of Titanic which will be given by …
‘Down Your Way’ Exhibition at West Kilbride Museum
Be sure to check out the latest exhibition at West Kilbride museum before it departs! Currently on display is the ‘Down Your Way’ exhibition, which shows the history of the shops of West Kilbride through a range of artefacts and also includes a photography exhibit. The exhibition runs until the 11th of April. We have heard that the next exhibition …
Titanic Honour & Glory Exhibition Video Preview
Our latest exhibition, ‘Titanic Honour and Glory’ has been a huge hit and we created this preview video to entice you further! If you haven’t managed to visit the exhibition, give this video a watch to get a taste of what there is to see! If you’d like to learn more about the exhibition, click HERE.
Our New Joseph Russell Stained Glass Windows
Have you seen our two beautiful stained glass windows that we recently installed? We want to share with you their fascinating story and to do so, we have to tell you about an e-mail we received and then go back to the 19th century. In 2019 we were contacted by Dr Andrew Russell, who explained that we had some stained …