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!

Open ONLINE: To mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, we explore the role played by Scotland’s fishing communities during the Second World War.

An online exhibition of knitted herring inspired by the unique knitting heritage of coastal fishing communities of Scotland.

The role the sea plays in emotional, mental and physical well-being.

A selection of works by 17 artists from the East Neuk Art Club

Yolande Kenny captures life in the villages and natural world of the East Neuk

A study in photography and film into the social world of Hull’s fishing community by Simon Sharp

We are really happy to welcome back retired Anster fisherman-turned-painter Arthur Nuttall to our Merchant’s Room this September.

Now open ON-SITE and ONLINE: We look to the future to explore what the seas, and the fishing industry, will be like 50 years from now.