Tarbat Discovery Centre

Standing stones are the main legacy of the Picts, who lived in Scotland over 1,100 years ago – but did they leave behind a manuscript as well? 📘 Explore the links between the Picts and the Book of Kells at this @TarbatDiscovery event on 30 January: digitscotland.com/events/uncover…

Tickets are available tickettailor.com/events/tarbatd…

Looking forward to the Tarbat Discovery Centre event in Edinburgh on the 30th January. Still some tickets left to join us to hear more about possible connections between Portmahomack, Picts and the Book of Kells. thenational.scot/news/24860131.…

Trustee vacancy - The Tarbat Historic Trust is looking for new trustees to become involved in the strategic development and governance of @TarbatDiscovery and the Trust. Closing date 1 February: bit.ly/3W9urqk

Have you heard about our exciting event to be held in Edinburgh (or online) on the 30th January? Dr Victoria Thompson Whitworth : uncovering the origin of the Book of Kells? 🗓 30 January 2025 ⏰ 7-8:30 pm 📍 Augustine United Church 🎟 Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/tarbatd…

Save the date for our next event! Dr Victoria Thompson Whitworth will be exploring the origins of the Book of Kells - and its close connections to Portmahomack! Saturday 7 September 2024, 7.30pm, Carnegie Hall. Thank you to @HeritageFundUK for making this event available FOC

On Saturday 27th July 2024, the Tarbat Discovery Centre will be open from 10-12 only! We'll be at the Portmahomack Gala in the afternoon - visit our stall to browse some select items from our shop and to find out more about the museum.

The Viking Hoard special exhibition at the Tarbat Discovery Centre in Portmahomack, 24 June - 31 October 2024. Entry to the special exhibition is free, but regular museum admission applies. We also have fun Viking activities for younger visitors to enjoy.

🥳 We are thrilled to announce that the @wolfsonfdn has awarded us £50,000 to repair the belfry and apply limewash to the exterior of the Tarbat Discovery Centre. We will soon begin a fundraising campaign to raise the £7,500 match funding.

The @TarbatDiscovery Centre is where I saw my first dig. I'd never have thought I'd be writing about Viking 'ring-money', as seen in the c. AD 990-1000 Tarbat hoard now on loan at the TDC from @NtlMuseumsScot, for my @UofGArchaeo Ph.D and @RoutledgeHist book many years later!

Viking collection heads to the North of Scotland @TarbatDiscovery following loan from @NtlMuseumsScot hellorayo.co.uk/mfr/local/news…

🎉 And WE'RE OPEN FULLY!!! 🎉 From today, our opening hours for the season are Monday-Saturday 10-4 and Sunday 1-4. And kids are free! Have you seen our new 'Stories on Skins' exhibition yet, or our temporary exhibition about the Six-Headed Burial?

Did you know that the Tarbat Discovery Centre will be celebrating its 25th birthday this year? Help us shape our future by tellling us what you love about our museum and what you’d like to see us do more of by taking this quick survey. 🙏 surveymonkey.com/r/WRZMND6

Excavations have found evidence that @TarbatDiscovery in the Highlands sits on the site of a monastery where medieval manuscripts were likely made over 1,200 years ago 📚 They're now creating four new Gaelic pages and you're invited to the project launch: bit.ly/StoriesOnSkins

So pleased @iamathistle enjoyed their time at Tarbat Discovery Centre! Some great pics of our museum and our top volunteer Mary.

Our very own @ShirleyCurtisS1 talked live on @bcbradio today about her new #TiesThatBind research on #medieval skeletons from @TarbatDiscovery and @WhithornTrust in #Scotland. Listen here (30:50 minutes in): podcasts.canstream.co.uk/bcb/index.php?… @NtlMuseumsScot @DumGalMuseums

@ShirleyCurtisS1, Assistant Professor in Archaeological & Forensic Sciences, is poised to discover the secrets of medieval women & children, with new research funded by the university: bit.ly/3NtncV2 @NtlMuseumsScot @WhithornTrust @TarbatDiscovery @DumGalMuseums

Join @ShirleyCurtisS1 on the 7th July, 11am-1pm @TarbatDiscovery to hear about her research on the health of women and children in medieval Portmahomack. Enjoy cake and a cuppa and there are fun ‘crafty bones’ activities for the kids too! @NtlMuseumsScot @BradArcForensic