MUSEUM MAKES WAVES ONLINE

Museum makes waves online. The Scottish Fisheries Museum now offers a diverse and vast online programme to adapt to lockdown conditions.

Whether you are home-schooling, spending more time online or miss visiting museums, The Scottish Fisheries Museum has something for all during lockdown. The latest exhibition from the museum, Sea Change, has been transformed for online viewing from the comfort of your own home.

The Scottish Fisheries Museum Head Curator, Linda Fitzpatrick encourages everyone to have a look:

“You will find information, family-friendly activity ideas, online resources and links – please have a look around and enjoy the exhibition.”

You can also listen to the Sea Change Podcast featuring industry professionals talking about our seas and what they may look like in the future. You can find the podcast on Spotify, Apple and Anchor.

From factual to fun there are online games for all ages to enjoy you can find our Sea Change Fishing Game and more on the fun stuff page on the museum website and even explore the museum through the world of Minecraft thanks to Dig It Scotland. Head to @scotfishmuseum on social media for even more fun and educational content.

On Monday’s make your own Mini Fisheries Museum and send your pictures in, Tuesday learn something new through the Teach Me Tuesday videos, share your baking with on Cake Thursday and look into The Scottish Fisheries Museum collections throughout the years in Fifty Friday’s.

For those in homeschool mode, look no further than the annual Art Competition now running digitally. Get teachers to get in touch with the Learning and Engagement Officer Carolyn via email at carolyn@scofishmuseum.org to find out how schools can enter.

Sea Change