Written by Jane Frances Ghiselli - MA Museum Studies student, University of Glasgow. Epilogue by Jennifer Pless, SMM Community Engagement Officer ‘The Arkivz’ is a scrapbook full of documents that span roughly 60 years of the Drawing Office of William…
Come along to the Scottish Maritime Museum to have your say on what heritage and climate actions are important in the local area. We have been working alongside Keep Scotland Beautiful and their Our Heritage, Our Future Programme to develop…
A brief introduction Hello All! I’m Mike, I recently attended some workshop sessions in the museum as part of an overall task for Keep Scotland Beautiful working alongside Jen and Claire in the Learning and Engagement team to develop a…
The full impact summary report is available to download as a pdf from here
The Scottish Maritime Museum (Denny Tank) in Dumbarton invites visitors to drop in to our free Brew and Blether sessions held on the third Wednesday of the month from 2:30-4pm These informal sessions are a change to have a chat…
The Scottish Maritime Museum is pleased to provide an opportunity for unpaid adult carer’s to spend some time using creativity to support their own wellbeing. Are you an unpaid adult carer in North Ayrshire? Why not come along to the…
To support an upcoming 2026 exhibition "Harbour and Horizon", join us at a FREE drop-in session on the 12th of November (1-4pm) or the 15th of November (10:30-12:30pm) at the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine and also on the 19th…
Summary Funded through a Museums Galleries Scotland Museums Development Fund grant, the Scottish Maritime Museum worked alongside an intergenerational group from the local Irvine area to create an informative and inspiring exhibition exploring marine pollution and its impact on the…
LOCAL GROUPS INVITED ONBOARD FOR A YEAR OF DISOVERY AND CONNECTION! The Scottish Maritime Museum on Irvine Harbourside has launched a pilot for an exciting new Community Welcome Pass. The pilot scheme gives local community groups, Community Interest Companies…
From January till April 2025, members of the Dumbarton Community worked with stained glass artist Eilidh Mackenzie to create a stained glass panel that tells social stories from Denny's Shipyard. The group worked together at all stages of the process,…