At St Andrews Museum visitors can expect a lively series of temporary exhibitions and a regular programme of talks, concerts and children's workshops all under one roof with FREE ENTRY to the museum and gallery! More than 70 artefacts feature in our 'A-Z' display that highlights an object of local interest for each letter of the alphabet. We also have a temporary exhibition Flooring the World, celebrates the history of the Fife linoleum industry, from its beginnings in a Kirkcaldy canvas works right through to the present (on until 31 Aug) And no visit is complete without a visit to our new cafe - Sweetpea at the Museum! Artisan food with great tasting coffee and a fantastic range of teas.
What a wonderful museum! It is small and chock full of the history of St Andrews. It's so worth a visit to this charming place that is free and they have a cafe for a spot of tea or cuppa and a sweetie. I liked that I could learn much about the community in just about an hour's time. I discovered Fife was a major manufacturer of linoleum. Who knew? And there is much to it, with many creations being pieces of art (I included a few pictures). I'll never look at linoleum the same way. There's also a lovely labyrinth to walk and lawn bowling club around the corner.
I visited with my kids for the 'Crafted Selves Relaxed Talk and Tour', which gave some background/personal information on the artists and a little bit about their styles of work. The museum itself is very well laid out and easy to navigate and also had quite a few interesting items on display. It has a small sitting area where tea/coffee and biscuits (quite a large and varied selection of biscuits) are available for a donation. I unfortunately did not have cash with me, but I was able to leave a donation by card payment. It has some items available for purchase in the 'shop' and I did purchase a very nice book about 'Scottish Colourist' It doesn't take very long to go around the museum and view the art exhibition but the lovely lady working there gave us a map and showed some other places we could visit that were nearby. Would definitely recommend visiting.
I have to give this place credit for a wonderful and comprehensive collection of old photographs. The detail the history of the town in the last 150 years, from the early resort goers who help revitalise the town from its ruined state, to the last train to leave the town in the late 1960s. Streams of thoughtfully dressed people wander through the streets of a town that in its architecture has not changed much from those early days. Still, the museum outside those photos is rather mediocre and not as impressive as I had thought it would be. If you're looking for a great museum in St Andrews, I recommend the golf museum and the St Andrews Wardslaw museum first. Admittedly, the art gallery was under renovation when I came here, so I can't offer a full review, but I expected more. Even the building itself seems a little smaller and less grand than I expected, despite its elaborately beautiful and architecturally elegant exterior. PS Visit the gardens before you leave. Lush and vivacious, they are a highlight of the museum.
Nice small museum. Great play area outside for kids and nice to have a wee craft room/area for them inside. This past Saturday my husband took our 2 kids (his first time with them, I'd been before); their visit was made even better by such welcoming, informative staff. A young lady who greeted our children , invited and led them to a craft and assisted with paints etc.. while sharing her knowledge of the exhibits with my husband and other incoming visitors. Will definitely be back!
A gem of a museum. Sits in a secluded garden with limited parking A popular cafe on ground floor and an alphabetical set up on various historical sites and finds of St.Andrew's. On first floor is a small art gallery with an eclectic collection of are including Raeburn and Vettriano. There is also a kids room with colouring in, puzzles, toys etc. We spent an enjoyable couple of hours.
Small but very manageable if you are on a time budget, good overview of life and history of St. Andrews. Modern and ancient artefacts and I'm sure there is so much more than can be displayed at any one time. Very welcoming cafe. Free entry and very engaged staff.
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What a wonderful museum! It is small and chock full of the history of St Andrews. It's so worth a visit to this charming place that is free and they have a cafe for a spot of tea or cuppa and a sweetie. I liked that I could learn much about the community in just about an hour's time. I discovered Fife was a major manufacturer of linoleum. Who knew? And there is much to it, with many creations being pieces of art (I included a few pictures). I'll never look at linoleum the same way. There's also a lovely labyrinth to walk and lawn bowling club around the corner.
I visited with my kids for the 'Crafted Selves Relaxed Talk and Tour', which gave some background/personal information on the artists and a little bit about their styles of work. The museum itself is very well laid out and easy to navigate and also had quite a few interesting items on display. It has a small sitting area where tea/coffee and biscuits (quite a large and varied selection of biscuits) are available for a donation. I unfortunately did not have cash with me, but I was able to leave a donation by card payment. It has some items available for purchase in the 'shop' and I did purchase a very nice book about 'Scottish Colourist' It doesn't take very long to go around the museum and view the art exhibition but the lovely lady working there gave us a map and showed some other places we could visit that were nearby. Would definitely recommend visiting.
I have to give this place credit for a wonderful and comprehensive collection of old photographs. The detail the history of the town in the last 150 years, from the early resort goers who help revitalise the town from its ruined state, to the last train to leave the town in the late 1960s. Streams of thoughtfully dressed people wander through the streets of a town that in its architecture has not changed much from those early days. Still, the museum outside those photos is rather mediocre and not as impressive as I had thought it would be. If you're looking for a great museum in St Andrews, I recommend the golf museum and the St Andrews Wardslaw museum first. Admittedly, the art gallery was under renovation when I came here, so I can't offer a full review, but I expected more. Even the building itself seems a little smaller and less grand than I expected, despite its elaborately beautiful and architecturally elegant exterior. PS Visit the gardens before you leave. Lush and vivacious, they are a highlight of the museum.
Nice small museum. Great play area outside for kids and nice to have a wee craft room/area for them inside. This past Saturday my husband took our 2 kids (his first time with them, I'd been before); their visit was made even better by such welcoming, informative staff. A young lady who greeted our children , invited and led them to a craft and assisted with paints etc.. while sharing her knowledge of the exhibits with my husband and other incoming visitors. Will definitely be back!
A gem of a museum. Sits in a secluded garden with limited parking A popular cafe on ground floor and an alphabetical set up on various historical sites and finds of St.Andrew's. On first floor is a small art gallery with an eclectic collection of are including Raeburn and Vettriano. There is also a kids room with colouring in, puzzles, toys etc. We spent an enjoyable couple of hours.
Small but very manageable if you are on a time budget, good overview of life and history of St. Andrews. Modern and ancient artefacts and I'm sure there is so much more than can be displayed at any one time. Very welcoming cafe. Free entry and very engaged staff.
