The Gordon Highlanders Museum is based in
Aberdeen
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,
Scotland
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and celebrates the story of the
Gordon Highlanders
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regiment, which originated as the
92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
The 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment, raised in 1794. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Gordon Highlanders in 1881.
History
Forma ...
in 1794, merged with the
75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot
The 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot, was a British Army line infantry regiment, raised in 1787. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to form the Gordon Highlanders in 1881.
History
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to form the Gordon Highlanders in 1881 and was then amalgamated into a new larger unit of the British Army in 1994. It is a 5-star Scottish Tourist Board attraction.
History
The museum is located in a 19th-century house which was purchased by the Scottish artist,
Sir George Reid in 1867, and in which he lived and worked.
It was acquired by the
War Office
The War Office was a department of the British Government responsible for the administration of the British Army between 1857 and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the new Ministry of Defence (MoD). This article contains text from ...
in 1960 to be the regimental headquarters and then, after being transferred to the ownership of the trustees of the regiment in 1994, it was extended and re-opened as a museum in 1997.
Location and facilities
The museum is located in an angle of Viewfield Road, near a stream.
It has a tea room facility,
a volunteer-maintained garden,
and both the museum and the garden can be rented as event venues.
The collection
The museum contains historical artefacts, memorabilia and regimental silverware. Within the building are a main gallery - the Grant Room - and a display of edged weapons and guns in the Armoury, along with a mock-up of the Regimental Officers' Mess, a Silver Room and a temporary exhibition space. Works by Sir George Reid are on loan from
Aberdeen Art Gallery
Aberdeen Art Gallery is the main visual arts exhibition space in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1884 in a building designed by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie, with a sculpture court added in 1905. In 1900, it received the art ...
, and are displayed in various locations.
[ A replica of a First World War trench was opened in 2019, and a 50% growth in visitor numbers followed.]
Operations
The museum is independent, self-financed and is governed by a charitable trust. Senior staff include the CEO and a curator. Its finances come predominantly from fundraisers and donations,
Popular culture
The museum was selected as one of the named locations for the 2019 Aberdeen edition of the game ''Monopoly
A monopoly (from Greek el, μόνος, mónos, single, alone, label=none and el, πωλεῖν, pōleîn, to sell, label=none), as described by Irving Fisher, is a market with the "absence of competition", creating a situation where a speci ...
''.
References
External links
Official Website
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Regimental museums in Scotland
Museums in Aberdeen
Musical instrument museums in Scotland