A Not-for-Profit Charity [Registration Number SC053749, Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organization] SCOTTISH TARTANS MUSEUM AND HERITAGE SKILLS ACADEMY

We are delighted to announce the Scottish Government (OSCR) has approved a new national Charity to establish a public Scottish Tartans Museum and Heritage Skills Academy within the Hope Vere Anderson Culture and Heritage building in Paisley.

The purpose of the Charity is to advance education through the provision of a Heritage Skills Academy, lectures and classes, and to advance the arts, heritage, culture or science through the provision of a Scottish Tartans Museum and other exhibitions.

The goal of the Heritage Skills Academy is to preserve traditional Scottish artisan skills such as tartan weaving, bonnet making, metalworks and engraving, tartan design, heraldry, sword smithing, stone carving, Quaich crafting, historic bespoke tailoring, and more by providing tuition-free training for students who wish to learn these crafts while public visitors observe and engage. These time-honoured skills, now rapidly disappearing in Scotland, represent traditions well worth saving. It’s a cause all global Scots can be proud of and participate in.

The Scottish Tartans Museum will be open to the public where exhibits and displays of Scottish tartans and clan history will be displayed along with art and heritage galleries, library, lecture venues, gift store, and soda shop.

All individuals, clans, societies and organizations are welcome and invited to participate in the development of this exciting new museum through volunteerism, donations, and donations of Tartan and artifact exhibits. 

The Culture and Heritage Centre is situated only ten minutes and 2.3 miles from Glasgow International Airport; located in Paisley’s historic district in immediate proximity to Paisley Abbey, Paisley Museum and Gallery, the University of the West of Scotland, and other important historically and culturally noteworthy institutions. The impressive 3 story facility is an architecturally significant, historic landmark building, designed by renowned architect Thomas Graham Abercrombie.

Office and meeting space will be provided for Centre administrative functions, and may be leased to going Paisley concerns, collaborative royal societies, trusts, cultural heritage organizations, and other organizations and members interested in maintaining an office presence in our building; inclusive of clans, societies and organizations headquartered in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, the USA, and other global Scottish diaspora communities, as deemed appropriate. 

(Charity Registration No. SC053749)

WE NEED YOUR HELP

A philanthropic campaign is currently underway to raise funds and receive tartan clan collections and artifacts for the upcoming Scottish Tartans Museum planned as a permanent exhibit at the Hope Vere Anderson Culture and Heritage Centre in Paisley, Scotland, UK. Clans, organizations and individuals are urged to participate in this strategically important culture and heritage project, where participating organizations may house and display your exhibits and archives in Scotland for all to see.

You may volunteer or donate financially to this exciting and long overdue project by clicking on the DONATE option above.

DONATIONS OF TARTAN COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS

Donations are being accepted consisting of clan exhibits, collections, tartan clothing, heraldry, armour, artifacts, art, and books. Such items are welcome and will be exhibited at the Centre if at all possible. Please email a photograph(s), description and relevant information about the item(s). The Centre leaders will reply as to whether the item(s) may be accepted. Letters or receipt with specified value of donation in U.S. dollars or British pounds will be provided to the donor(s) for each item. If you wish to discuss the donation of tartan clan collections, artifacts, and family heirlooms, please contact Hope Vere Anderson at [email protected].

Scotland Telephone (from Scotland): 07900 668611
Scotland Telephone (from America): +44 7900 668 611
USA Telephone: (615) 556-1290