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Renfrewshire Community Plan 2008 - 2017 Collections
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Renfrewshire Arts and Museums run three museum venues and care for collections including a wealth of treasures, from Ancient Egyptian artefacts to reminders of our industrial past and our natural heritage.
Among our collections, pride of place goes to The Arbuthnott Missal and our unique Textile Collection.
The Paisley Shawl Collection, part of the Textile Collection, cared for by Renfrewshire Arts and Museums Service is a Recognised Collection of National Significance to Scotland.
Among our collections, pride of place goes to The Arbuthnott Missal and our unique Textile Collection.
The Paisley Shawl Collection, part of the Textile Collection, cared for by Renfrewshire Arts and Museums Service is a Recognised Collection of National Significance to Scotland.
More information about our collections:
- Archaeology
- Archives and Social History - historic documents, archives and photograph collections as well as object collections illustrating domestic and industrial life in historic Renfrewshire
- Art and Ceramics - fine arts collections of paintings and sculpture, and ceramics collections of studio and factory ware
- Natural History
- Zoology
- Textiles - shawl, weaving and costume collections
- Coats Observatory - astronomical equipment and displays, weather and earthquake recording equipment
- Renfrew Community Museum - collections illustrating the history of the historic burgh of Renfrew
Curators for all the collections are based at Paisley Museum, please arrange an appointment if you have a specific request.
- email ram.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk
- phone 0141 889 3151
- Paisley Museum High Street, Paisley PA1 2BA
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