Museums and Galleries
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.