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24 July 2025
As part of a placement from the University of St Andrews, student Boowa Zarcone reflects on the images within the archives, particularly those by photographer Rosemary Galer.
Reflections on an Archive of Whaling Photographs - 26 June 2025
As part of a placement working on the Museum’s online photography collection, student Sydney Vitti has created this blog post to mark the launch of the Whalers’ Memory Bank, 27 June 2025.
Current Exhibition

19 September - 10 November 2025
In this 200th anniversary year of commercial rail travel in the UK, we take the opportunity to look at the wide-ranging impacts of these technologies on a particular industry – fishing
Upcoming Events

Saturday, 4th October 2025 10:00 AM
####Keeping it Real
The Scottish Fisheries Museum and Scottish Maritime Museum invite you to explore Maritime Heritage in a Contemporary Context
Halloween with Kipper the Cat - 11th October 2025