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Museums and Galleries
NEW Rozelle House and Maclaurin Galleries opening hours
- Monday 10am - 5pm
- Tuesday CLOSED (Tearoom open)
- Wednesday to Saturday 10am – 5pm
- Sunday 12noon – 5pm
McKechnie Institute opening hours
- Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 1pm – 4pm
- Wednesday 1.30pm – 4.30pm
- Saturday 10.30am – 4pm
- Sunday and Monday CLOSED
In South Ayrshire
The Museums and Galleries Service is part of South Ayrshire Council's Department
of Children and Community. The service is based at Rozelle House Galleries in
Alloway. Alongside Rozelle House are the Maclaurin Galleries. The Maclaurin Galleries
are leased by the Maclaurin Trust and operated by the Trust in partnership with
South Ayrshire Council. The Council's Museums and Galleries Service also currently
operates the
McKechnie Institute in Girvan.
Rozelle House Galleries
Rozelle House Galleries is the administrative base for the management of South Ayrshire
Council museum and art collections. These collections include Fine Art, Natural
History, Geology, Textiles & Costume, Archaeology, Social History and much more.
These collections include material from the former burghs of Ayr, Maybole, Troon, Girvan and Prestwick. The Council
also manages the collections of the Maclaurin Trust on their behalf. The site at
Rozelle also includes Rozelle Craft Shop, Rozelle Coffee House and The Ayrshire
Yeomanry Museum.
'The Robert Burns Collection' cared for by the National Burns Collection Partnership,
of which South Ayrshire Council is part, is a Recognised Collection of National
Significance to Scotland.