National significance of Argyll’s Auchindrain Township Museum recognised

THe Auchindrain Township Museum, along with five other museum collections across Scotland, has just been made a Recognised Collection under the scheme administered for the Scottish Government by Museums Galleries Scotland. The purpose of th scheme is to identify and subsequently suport collections of nation al significane which are held in Scotland;s museums and galleries.

This is real achievement for the too-often-unsung local museum of Auchindrain. Under its current curator, Joanne Howdle, the museum has pursued an energetic programme, bringing in traditional arts and crafts practitioners and storytellers and developing collaborative evens with other national and international organisations. The full story of this current recognition of its value is to be found at its website in the For Argyll network.