Welcome to Britain’s first open air museum - Highland Folk Museum Welcome to the Highland Folk Museum, where you can step back in time and experience life in the Highlands from 1700s to the 1950s We have over 35 historical buildings onsite for you to explore and discover how people in the Highlands lived, worked, went to school, enjoyed their leisure time
Visitor Information - Highland Folk Museum When visiting the Museum, please remember the following… UNEVEN GROUND – there are a variety of different terrains and gradients across the museum Please be aware of hazards that may cause you to slip, trip or fall during your visit and wear suitable footwear
Collections - Highland Folk Museum At the Highland Folk Museum, we care for collections of local, national and international importance, preserving them, interpreting them and making them accessible to as many people as possible The collections at the Highland Folk Museum mainly reflect the social and rural way of life of the Scottish Highlands from the 1700s up to the mid 1900s
History of the Highland Folk Museum Inspired by European folk museums Isabel F Grant (1887-1983) founded the Highland Folk Museum in 1935 on the Island of Iona, so that “the old setting of our daily life… be saved” She named the Museum ‘Am Fasgadh’ (Gaelic: ‘The Shelter’) and began collecting artefacts from the fast-disappearing way of Highland life By 1939 the
Explore Our Historic Buildings - Highland Folk Museum Step back in time with the Highland Folk Museum… Step inside some of our historic buildings and immerse yourself in Highland history! Click on the blue arrows on the maps below to start the tours and to reveal the objects and stories inside
Dogs at Highland Folk Museum Dogs at Highland Folk Museum Visiting with dogs New for 2025 – your whole family, including your furry friends can come and get up close to history; enjoy the outdoors and em’bark on an adventure across our 80-acre Museum
Outlander Day - Highland Folk Museum In 2014 our 1700s Highland Township was used as a filming location for the hugely successful TV series ‘Outlander’ Based on the popular books by Diana Gabaldon, the series has a cult following and many fans have been visiting the Highland Folk Museum as part of a Scottish tour taking in the sights and locations from the show
Events - Highland Folk Museum High Life Highland is a company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland No SC407011 and is a registered Scottish charity No SC042593 Registered office Highland Archive Centre, Bught Road, Inverness, IV3 5SS Telephone: 01349 781700
Tours of Am Fasgadh Collection Store - Highland Folk Museum Come and discover our collection in Am Fasgadh with one of our knowledgeable tour guides Tours last approx an hour and we welcome donations You can book in person at the museum, call 01349 781650 or e-mail [email protected] Even through the winter, Am Fasgadh is available for group visits – please check our Winter Tours page for full details
How to get here - Highland Folk Museum The Highland Folk Museum is situated in the Cairngorm National Park, just 16miles from Aviemore The Museum is at the north end of Newtonmore and is well signposted Sat Navs: For sat navs please use our postcode PH20 1AY