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Culloden: aftermath of the Battle in Uist

Conservation of the Priest’s Notebook

Find out about the work done by highly skilled work archive conservators to ensure our artefacts survive into the future.

Cianalas ’s Dòchas | Homesickness and Hope

Discover more about our new special exhibitions on Hebridean Emigration

Saoghal Mòr Farsaing Emigration Conference

A 3-day conference in Stornoway, from 30 Sept to 2 Oct 2025 considering the theme of emigration from a range of perspectives. Mix of in-person and online speakers. Delegates can attend either in person or virtually.

CLandage Climate Resilience Project 

View a film about historical weather events in the Outer Hebrides, recorded in school log books from the 1870s onwards

Lews Castle

A short history of Lews Castle - with link to the VR tour that is available on site.

Conservation of Barra School Board collection

Find out about the conservation of five important minute books from the archives. These items have been painstakingly repaired by conservators thanks to a grant from the National Manuscripts Conservation Trust.

Hebridean Homecoming 2023-25

Recalling the mass emigrations from the Hebrides 100 years ago

Storytelling & Lectures

This is a place to showcase and celebrate the Outer Hebrides and create inspiring connections between our collections, local intangible culture and people - in both Gaelic and English

Harris Tweed: an islands story

How the homespun yarn of the Outer Hebrides became a global success

‘Archaeology Awakened’ Open Days

Report on our museum Open Days on the theme of 'An Introduction to Outer Hebrides Archaeology Objects' which were held as part of the 'Archaeology Awakened' Project

100 years of community land ownership

Find out about the background to the Stornoway Trust, formed a century ago in response to a gift of land to the community, Lord Leverhulme's time on the islands of Lewis and Harris and our collections which help tell this story.