Fourteen members and guests of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Scotland visited the museum on Tuesday 16 May. To read more about the visit click here.
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UK Slide Rule Circle
The UK Slide Rule Circle is reaching out to the wider public particularly engineers to let them know of the Circle’s existence and to enable anyone who felt so inclined to join. Many civil engineers of a certain vintage who visit the museum go gooey-kneed at the sight of a slide rule. For those familiar […]
Spanning the Centuries: Sir William Arrol’s legacy in Steel, Stone and Culture
The museum has recently lent a number of objects to South Ayrshire Council Museums and Galleries for an exhibition co-curated with Friends of Seafield House relating to Sir William Arrol. The exhibition is titled Spanning the Centuries: Sir William Arrol’s legacy in Steel, Stone and Culture. To see the media release click here. The exhibition […]
Oldest Piece of Marine Ironwork Anywhere?
The museum has in its collection a ship’s rudder which was repurposed for use as an engineering anchor plate to secure one of the chains on the Gattonside pedestrian bridge near Melrose. The bridge was opened in 1826 and the rudder dates from that time. The museum has discovered that this rudder, made of malleable […]
ICE Scotland Museum joins ArtUK
The ICE Scotland Museum has joined ArtUK and a small number of the items in our collection have been listed. To read our story click here.
Visit by ASCE members
David McGuigan shows ASCE members Paul Giroux and Dan McQueen some of the surveying instruments during their visit of 5 August 2022.
Museum Re-opens
The museum has re-opened following the Covid-19 restrictions. Visitors area asked to wear masks, adopt 1 metre separation and follow any direction markings. Members of the public can visit independently or, if preferred, request a guided tour. More details on the home page.
The Museum on Twitter
Today the museum has opened a twitter account. Follow us at @icescotmuseum
Celebrating 50 Years
The museum was founded in 1971 and this year we celebrate 50 years of activity.
COVID-19 Update
At present because of Covid-19 the Museum remains closed. We hope that we will be open again later in the year.