Perth Museum

For the former Perth Museum and Art Gallery, see Perth Art Gallery.

Perth Museum is a museum which opened on 30 March 2024.^[1] The museum is to be housed within Perth City Hall and 'will showcase the city’s important collections to tell the tale of Scotland through the prism of Perth,' the former capital of Scotland.^[2]

Perth Museum

Established	30 March 2024
Location	Perth City Hall, Perth, Scotland
Owner	Culture Perth & Kinross
Website	perthmuseum.co.uk

The centrepiece of the museum will be the Stone of Destiny.

History

In 2005 Perth City Hall closed as a music hall upon the opening of Perth Concert Hall.

With plans to demolish the building rejected, it was announced that it would be redeveloped to contain a museum.

In January 2019 BAM Construction began work on a £30 million programme of works to convert the city hall into a new heritage and arts attraction based on a design by Mecanoo.^[3][4] The new attraction will incorporate displays on the Stone of Destiny and the Kingdom of Alba.^[5]

In December 2020, the Scottish Government announced that the Stone of Destiny would be relocated to the museum by 2024.^[6]

A competition to name the building's forthcoming museum section was launched in March 2022,^[7] with the winning name being "Perth Museum", with 60% of the votes.^[8]

References

1. Collins, Francesca (26 October 2023). "Perth Museum reveals opening date". Museums Association. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
2. "Open to All – an invitation to Perth City Hall Memories Day". 24 May 2019.
3. "Perth City Hall". Perth and Kinross Council. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
4. "Perth City Hall transformation plan gets final approval". Scottish Construction Now. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
5. "New images reveal how Perth City Hall will be transformed". The Courier. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
6. "Stone of Destiny to return to 'spiritual home' of Perth". The Herald. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
7. "Public asked for to help name Perth City Hall's new museum". The Courier. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
8. "'The obvious choice': public vote for new Perth museum to be named 'Perth Museum'". the Guardian. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

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