Opening Friday 26th May A new exhibition celebrating the works of master model maker Lachie Stewart opens at the Scottish Maritime Museum (Denny Tank), Dumbarton, on Friday 26th May. ‘Chariots of Steam’ features seven meticulously built model ships including ships built by…

GRAND OPENING OF THE ‘PERFECT BLEND’ & SKYLARK IX VINTAGE TEA PARTY AT THE SCOTTISH MARITIME MUSEUM (DENNY TANK) 11am – 2pm Saturday 13 May The Scottish Maritime Museum (Denny Tank) in Dumbarton gets set to celebrate the grand opening…

Over 900 people flocked to the Scottish Maritime Museum on Irvine Harbourside this Saturday (22 April) for Ship Ahoy!, Scotland’s annual maritime heritage event. North Ayrshire Provost Anthea Dickson officially opened the free, day-long celebration of maritime heritage from the Clyde to the…

Harbourside Hop for The Wild Escape  Young explorers joined in the Scottish Maritime Museum’s Harbourside Hop, staged as part of The Wild Escape, the largest ever collaboration between the UK’s museums. The Scottish Maritime Museum on Irvine Harbourside is one of 500 museums…

The award-winning Scottish Maritime Museum has created two exciting new volunteering opportunities behind the scenes of the national maritime heritage collection. The two positions – Visitor Services Volunteer and Museum Stores Volunteer – are ideal for those with a passion for history or looking for…

A fascinating exhibition celebrating the fantastical and mythical sea creatures of Scottish legend enters the last month of its run at the Scottish Maritime Museum (Denny Tank) in Dumbarton. Visitors to the ‘Sea Monsters’ exhibition at the Museum on Castle Street can enjoy a…

The National Transport Trust has recognised the Denny Ship Model Experiment Tank at the Scottish Maritime Museum in Dumbarton with a ‘Red Wheel’, commemorating the world’s oldest working model experiment tank as one of the UK’s most significant transport heritage sites. The heritage…

THE BIRTH OF AN ICON Scott & Linton and the Building of the Cutty Sark The True Story Researched and written by Alan Platt and Robert T. Sexton Published by the Scottish Maritime Museum  A new book published by the…

The Scottish Maritime Museum has raised £39,835 for essential repairs to MV Kyles, the world’s oldest floating Clyde-built vessel, through a Crowdfunder campaign, more than double the original £15,000 target. The Scottish Maritime Museum’s Keep the Kyles Afloat campaign was made possible by the #SupportOurMuseums…

Renowned Scottish artist, author and broadcaster Lachlan Goudie has gifted a large painting from his acclaimed ‘Shipyard’ exhibition to the Scottish Maritime Museum’s nationally significant art collection. ‘Shipyard Brotherhood’ was conceived during Goudie’s unique seven year project documenting construction of the…