Stromness Museum

This small museum is packed with interesting collections of natural and cultural historical objects. Plenty of information is on hand about Orkney, the local residents of Stromness and their interactions with the wider world. Featured are eclectic items collected over the past several centuries. Well worth a visit. 👍👍👍

a really cool museum in the amazing town of stormess ...lots of very different and interesting exhibitions based around the remarkable Orkey Island and some broader afield...definitely worth a look and not going to take a large chunk out of your day

I'm only posting one image as I cannot stress how amazing this museum is, and everyone should visit it if you are on the island. There is simply so much to learn about, and I highly reccommend reading the entire folder of the story of Eliza Fraser, checking out the 3D Lidar scans of HMS Royal Oak and some of the sunken German boats as well, and about the opening of the North West Passage as well as the most stunning collection of birds, shells and sealife. 10/10, I think £7.50 to get in is massively undervalued for how much information is on offer here!

Initially we weren't sure whether to go in as it seemed small and unimpressive, but oh boy were we wrong! We ended up coming back to it after a few days as there was so much to see in it and they allow coming back as much as you want with the same tickets within a week. In the end we probably spent about 3 hours here. They've really got everything you can think of here - from various artefacts from various ships sunken around Orkney, to green energy items, stuffed birds and even a necklace made out of human teeth! Alright, enough spoilers, just go in, you won't be disappointed.

Excellent museum with very interesting exhibits. Would recommend a few visits to go through all the info they have especially the WWII sections

Lovely museum with lots of interesting information about Orkney, it's history and flora and the scuppering of German ships in World War 11

Very eclectic range of exhibits although the is a strong connection with the sea. I found it very interesting.

This is my favourite kind of museum. Small, but packed full with information and exhibits focusing on specifically local history. There is an entrance fee of £5, but it is well worth it as you can return to the museum using the same ticket and there is so much to take in. Downstairs covers the Scapa Flow stories from the two world wars, merchant navy, and a special exhibition; upstairs is a collection of taxidermy particularly locally seen birds, and the Hudson Bay Company. I was particularly interested in the Cairns exhibition, the current special exhibition. It highlighted the results of recent archaeological research on a number of brochs. It was a fascinating window into a mysterious phenomenon, and outlined new discoveries, theories, and understanding. All this in around 4 metres worth of exhibit.