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Perth Museum
Perth Museum is a museum which opened on 30 March 2024.[1] The museum is housed within Perth City Hall and aims showcase the city’s important collections to tell the tale of Scotland through the prism of Perth, the former capital of Scotland.[2] The museum faces King Edward Street but is accessed from St John's Place. HistoryIn January 2019, BAM Construction began work on a £30 million programme of works to convert the Perth City Hall into a new heritage and arts attraction based on a design by Mecanoo.[3][4] The new attraction would incorporate displays on the Stone of Destiny and the Kingdom of Alba.[5][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] The CollectionThe centrepiece of the museum is the Stone of Destiny.[9] The museum is also home to the mummified remains of an egyptian or Kushite woman named Ta-Kr-Hb.[10] The collection also includes the 3,000-year-old Carpow Logboat, excavated from the Firth of Tay in 2001; the 17th century Glovers Incorporation dancing dress; and a cast of the record-breaking salmon caught in the Tay by Georgina Ballantine in 1922.[11] The museum, in collaboration with the British Museum and Māori advisors, has restored a rare cloak from New Zealand made entirely of kākāpō feathers. Dating from the 1810s–1820s it is thought to be the only one in existence.[12][13][14] References
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