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Blog looking at the history of the mort safe

Blog by Madga Salvesen, Curator Jon Schueler Estate

Jon Schueler's studio at Romasaig near Mallaig. This was Schueler’s Scottish home and studio which was formerly an old schoolhouse in Glasnacardoch, a mile outside Mallaig, Inverness-shire.

These images were created as part of the Highland Threads digital exhibition - an online collection curated from fourteen Highland museum collections which tell the stories of their best costumes. you can visit the full exhibition here -…

These images were created as part of the Highland Threads digital exhibition - an online collection curated from fourteen Highland museum collections which tell the stories of their best costumes. you can visit the full exhibition here -…

Small cannonball from Fort William. Located in the West Highland Museum in Fort William.

When land around the old fort was excavated to make way for the first rail line into Fort William in the 1890s, knives, cannon, and bullet moulds were found in the old fort. This cannon ball was found in the old Fort and is marked with a Government…

Bronze age beaker

glenfinnan stone 3d model

3D model of tree root stool

wooden bowl from Governor's House.

Small wooden bowl possibly for soup of porridge. It was found in the Governor's House at Fort William when the fort was demolished in 1938.

Stone axe 3D model

Large metal lock from Fort William.

Our fascinating archaeology collection includes ancient pottery and metalwork, arrowheads and stonework, salvage from the wreck of a Spanish Galleon, and clothing and artefacts from a 1500-year-old crannog site. Highlights from our collection have…

The museum is located in Fort William. The town is named for the fort built here in 1690 and the area has historically been of great strategic and political importance to the control of the Highlands. Much of the area's military stories revolve…

Sport has always been pursued enthusiastically in the Highlands and participants often take advantage of our unique landscape, whether it be for mountaineering, mountain racing, or hunting. Shinty is still the most popular sport in the Highlands and…

The museum has an important collection of fine art and photography in its collections from the 18th to 20th centuries. It was difficult to choose examples for this gallery so we have featured a diverse selection of images that showcase our…