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MuseumsSite Name: Perth Museum and Art Gallery Alternative Name: Perth Art Gallery
Country: Scotland
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County: Perth and Kinross Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Perth
Map Ref: NO119238  Landranger Map Number: 53
Latitude: 56.398210N  Longitude: 3.428911W
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weem perthshire submitted by mehir : This cup markd stone was found at weem near aberfeldy and is now on display at perth museum.The stone head in the photo was found at muirton perth and is of roman origin. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum in Perthshire.

An Archaeology Collection of tens of thousands of items

Address: 78 George Street, PH1 5LB
Phone: 01738 632488
Opening Hours: Open: Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm, Closed: Christmas to New Year inclusive
Admission: Free
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Perth Museum and Art Gallery submitted by wallace : The 8th century CE Pictish St Madoes cross-slab. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Perth Museum and Art Gallery submitted by dodomad : Local historians and archaeologists are celebrating hitting their fund-raising target to secure the Sheriffmuir Ball, which will now have a permanent home in Perth Museum and Art Gallery. The ball – which is thought to date from 3000 – 2500 BC – is one of most decoratively carved and southerly examples of its kind. More details on the museum page, via the yellow link at left. ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Perth Museum and Art Gallery submitted by Sunny100 : Site in Perth and Kinross Scotland. Illustration by J.Romilly Allen of The St Madoes No 1 cross-slab (Front) that stands in the museum. It is a red sandstone slab standing at 6 feet tall (1.7 metres), that originally stood in St Madoes churchyard near Perth. On the slab there is a sculptured cross formed from Celtic knotwork and pattern-work reminicent of the 6th-9th century CE. On the sides mythi... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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The new Perth Museum by Andy B on Monday, 23 January 2023
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The current Perth Museum & Art Gallery has been renamed Perth Art Gallery. To enable further work on the preservation and conservation of objects to be displayed in the new Perth Museum and work to redisplay the art collections in what will become Perth Art Gallery, all exhibition spaces at the current Perth Art Gallery (formally Perth Museum and Art Gallery) on George Street will be closed to the public from January to April 2023. The current gift shop, coffee bar, lecture theatre and Messy Museum space will remain open with limited hours for customers and special events.

Opening in spring 2024, this new £26.5 million cultural and heritage attraction will highlight the many objects and stories that put Perth and Kinross at the heart of Scotland’s history. Originally an Edwardian concert hall that played host to everything from markets and concerts to political conferences and wrestling matches, Perth Museum is set to become a new heritage and arts attraction for the city, designed by international architectural firm Mecanoo.

More here: https://www.culturepk.org.uk/museums-and-galleries/perth-art-gallery/

Opening in spring 2024, this new £26.5 million cultural and heritage attraction will highlight the many objects and stories that put Perth and Kinross at the heart of Scotland’s history. Originally an Edwardian concert hall that played host to everything from markets and concerts to political conferences and wrestling matches, Perth Museum is set to become a new heritage and arts attraction for the city, designed by international architectural firm Mecanoo.

The new museum will be a major new venue, displaying Perth & Kinross’s Recognised Collections of National Significance alongside iconic loans and touring exhibitions from the UK and abroad. In December 2020, First Minister and Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon announced the Stone of Destiny, one of Scotland’s most iconic objects, will become the centrepiece of the new museum.

https://www.culturepk.org.uk/museums-and-galleries/perth-museum/
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Re: The Corrymuckloch Bronze Age Hoard by Anonymous on Tuesday, 17 January 2023
Hi, my name is Danny, I work at Culture Perth and Kinross the charity that looks after Perth Museum and Art Gallery. The museum is rebranding as Perth Art Gallery this year, and I''m writing to ask you if can update your page about us to reflect this ?

Full details are available here - https://www.culturepk.org.uk/museums-and-galleries/perth-art-gallery/

Many thanks

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    Re: The Corrymuckloch Bronze Age Hoard by Andy B on Monday, 23 January 2023
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    Hello Danny,
    Thanks, more to the point we'll need to move this page to the new location for Perth Museum as that's our interest. Work in progress.
    Andy B
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Pictish stone carving uncovered in Perthshire road excavation by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 27 May 2020
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A large Pictish stone carving has been uncovered during excavation work on a £35m link road in Perthshire.

The carving, which features a walking figure holding a spear, was discovered by workers on the A9/A85 project. near Perth.

Contractors Balfour Beatty temporarily stopped works to allow archaeologists to inspect the stone carving.

Similar Pictish stones have been discovered in Aberdeenshire, the Highlands and Islands and Shetland.

Mark Hall of Perth Museum and Art Gallery said the stone showed a particular kind of Pictish carving not previously known in the area.
'Fascinating stone'

Perth and Kinross Council said the carving suggested a "powerful" local noble and may have acted as a warning for travellers and visitors approaching his territory.

Council leader Ian Campbell said: "I am led to believe Pictish symbol stones come in many shapes and sizes, and date broadly to the sixth to eighth centuries AD.

"I understand very little is known about the purpose of Pictish stones and the real meaning of the symbols they carry.

"I look forward to hearing what the experts conclude from their examination of this clearly fascinating stone."

The A9/A85 scheme is the first phase of the Perth Transport Futures Project and is due to be completed in March 2019.

From the BBC.

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    Perth Pictish monolith sheds new light on warriors' history by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 27 May 2020
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    Images of a Pictish warrior on a two-metre high monolith uncovered close to a Perth football ground have been recreated by archaeologists.

    The stone, depicting a male figure carrying a spear, was found during construction of a road near McDiarmid Park in 2017.

    An Aberdeen University team has now clarified the carving using 3D imaging.

    They said the monolith, known as the Tulloch Stone, was a "significant find."

    The stone will undergo further research and preservation before going on display at a new museum in Perth in 2022.

    The research team said similarities between the stone and two others found at Rhynie in Aberdeenshire and Newton of Collessie in Fife are "filling the gaps" of Scotland's undocumented history.

    Prof Gordon Noble, head of archaeology at Aberdeen University, said looking at the three stones together led to the conclusion that the Tulloch carving was "clearly a depiction of a warrior."

    He said: "Its find spot overlooks the coming together of the rivers Tay and Almond, a junction marked by a Roman fort and later a possible Pictish royal centre, suggesting the monolith might have been located in a cemetery of the elite.

    "Because the presentation of the figures is standardised across all of the stones, it is likely that it represents a generic sacred image, rather than it being a depiction of someone buried there."

    The professor said this bridged a "crucial gap in knowledge."

    He said: "Although we know that warrior ideology is important for rulership, we haven't previously been able to demonstrate how that evolves through time in the period before the sixth and seventh centuries when we begin to get historical records for Scotland."

    Dr Mark Hall, archaeological curator at Perth Museum, said increased public awareness of Scotland's Pictish past had created new opportunities for study.

    He said: "The workmen who scooped up this stone did well to realise that there was something on it and to alert the appropriate authorities.

    "It is likely that there are more Pictish stones out there to be found and every new stone is a fantastic addition to the corpus."

    From the BBC
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Archaeologist’s joy as ancient stone ball kept in Perth by Andy B on Friday, 17 May 2019
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Local historians and archaeologists are celebrating hitting their fund-raising target to secure the Sheriffmuir Ball, which will now have a permanent home in Perth Museum and Art Gallery.

The ball – which is thought to date from 3000 – 2500 BC – is one of most decoratively carved and southerly examples of its kind.

Around 500 similar artefacts have been discovered across Scotland with experts undecided as to their purpose.

There had been fears the Sheriffmuir Ball was headed for Edinburgh, home to more than a third of similar artefacts.

Margaret Borland-Stroyan, archaeology president, Perthshire Society of Natural Science, thanked Courier readers for helping them reach their target in six weeks.

“After your most helpful support for our fund-raising campaign, we feel sure that you will share our delight at the news that our appeal to secure the Sheriffmuir carved stone ball has reached, and slightly exceeded, its target of £1,625.

“Securing the Sheriffmuir Ball for Perth Museum means that it will be kept safe in a place where it can be studied properly and widely admired and enjoyed.

“We should like to express our gratitude to all your readers who generously donated to the fund.”

The ball was unearthed on the slopes of the Ochil Hills at Sherriffmuir.

Perth Museum and Art Gallery sought to match-fund a £1,625 grant from the National Fund for Acquisitions, which helps cultural bodies secure important finds.

The museum and its supporters raised the money through an online crowd-funding campaign.

A spokesperson for the museum said funding cuts had made it difficult to support acquisitions without public support.

Experts remain split on the purpose of the 4,000 year-old stones, with some believing them to be weapons, tools, status symbols or a combination of all three.

Examples have been found in the north of England, Ireland and Norway, but most have been discovered in Orkney and the North-East of Scotland.

The Sheriffmuir stone is one of the most southerly of the Scottish balls discovered to date. Experts also say it is one of the most decoratively carved.

Dr Hugh Anderson-Whymark, curator of prehistory at National Museums Scotland, said: “These artefacts have captured the imagination for more than 150 years and despite much debate, we’re still not certain how they were used.”

Perth Museum and Art Gallery last displayed a collection of Neolithic carved stones in 2011.

Source: The Courier
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/847636/archaeologists-joy-as-ancient-stone-ball-kept-in-perth/

With thanks to drolaf for the link.
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The Carpow Bronze Age Logboat Exhibition by Andy B on Friday, 07 September 2012
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Museum open 10.00 – 17.00, Monday - Saturday
Contact: Mark Hall, Perth Museum & Art Gallery.
Tel: 01738 783414
Where: Perth Museum & Art Gallery, 78 George Street, Perth, PH1 5LB

Following its excavation in 2006 and six years of conservation the Carpow logboat is now in Perth Museum and you can come and learn about the boat, how it was excavated and conserved and about the Bronze Age in the Tay Valley.
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3,000-year-old Carpow logboat comes home to Perthshire by bat400 on Friday, 17 August 2012
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One of the finest archaeological finds ever made in Perthshire has taken up residence at Perth Museum and Art Gallery.



The Bronze Age Carpow logboat has been transported to the town and painstakingly lifted into its new home by conservation specialists.

One of the oldest and best preserved in Scotland, the 3,000-year-old logboat will be at the heart of the museum's new exhibitions, offering an insight into local life in the distant past.

Since its excavation from the River Tay, near Carpow, in 2006, staff at the National Museums Scotland's conservation and analytical research department have been restoring and preserving the boat.

Over the next few weeks, the logboat will be made whole again and take centre stage in an exhibition on its Bronze Age origins, opening on March 19.

The logboat was recovered from the Tay Estuary by the Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust after being discovered in 2001, buried in the intertidal sands and gravels of Carpow Bank, at the head of the Tay Estuary.

Carved from a single tree, the simple craft are the first known boats in existence.

A radiocarbon date verified that the Carpow boat was 3,000 years old, dating to 1130-970BC and excavations in 2002 and 2003 established the full length of the boat at around 9m.

While the bow of the boat had been eroded by tidal action, the buried hull and stern remained in excellent condition. The site could only be accessed over the summer for around three to four hours each day, and was reburied in tidal mud and sand at each high tide.

The exploratory excavations did, however, identify Carpow as one of the best-preserved prehistoric logboats ever found in Britain.

It was eventually decided to recover the vessel for study and conservation after its exposed bow was found to be eroding.

Excavation was just the beginning of work to preserve the vessel as the team revealed that the oak boat had only survived because it had remained waterlogged.

Once out of the water, the vessel was at risk of disintegration and had to be cleaned, preserved and freeze-dried before it was safe to display in a museum.

Perth Museum and Art Gallery has been closed since January to prepare the galleries for the logboat and to allow for the first stage of improvement works in the entrance hall to be completed safely.

Lifelong learning convener Councillor Liz Grant said: ''Painstaking work has enabled the Carpow logboat to be made ready for display so that we can all discover more about life locally thousands of years ago. ''It's great that we have the chance to highlight the ancient history of the Perth and Kinross area as the Museum reopens after important improvements.''



Thanks to coldrum for the link. For more, see http://www.thecourier.co.uk.
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The Corrymuckloch Bronze Age Hoard by coldrum on Thursday, 21 June 2007
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The Corrymuckloch Bronze Age Hoard,Perth Museum

The Corrymuckloch Bronze Age Hoard.
Perth Museum & Art Gallery, George Street, Perth
Daily (except Sundays): 1000–1700.
Courtesy of the National Museum of Scotland, this is an opportunity to see one of the most significant discoveries of Bronze Age metalwork from Scotland, which includes a spectacular ladle. Free Admission. For further details contact: Perth Museum (01738) 632488.

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