Falconer Museum

Image credit: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Geograph, photographic archive of Britain and Ireland)

Open to the public

Museum or gallery in Moray

77 artworks

Part of Moray Council Museums Service

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Named after founder and benefactor, Hugh Falconer (1808–1865), geologist, botanist, palaeontologist and paleoanthropologist, the Falconer Museum gives visitors an insight into Forres, past and present. The majority of the oil painting collection is in store; some works are displayed occasionally as space allows.

Tolbooth Street, Forres, Moray IV36 1PH Scotland

museums@moray.gov.uk

01309 673701

Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm, April to October, 1pm to 4pm Sunday in July and August; winter opening 10am to 2pm, Tuesday to Saturday, November to March. Admission is free. Main information point: http://www.moray.org/museums/. Main email: museums@moray.gov.uk.

http://www.falconermuseum.co.uk/welcome.html

Artworks

  • Landscape with Trees
    Landscape with Trees George Douglas Haig (1918–2009)
    Falconer Museum
  • The Little Dog and His Friend
    The Little Dog and His Friend Neil MacPherson (b.1954)
    Falconer Museum
  • Xmas Tree, Large Ball
    Xmas Tree, Large Ball David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
    Falconer Museum
  • Climactical Arrangement
    Climactical Arrangement Neil Dallas Brown (1938–2003)
    Falconer Museum
  • Fallen Man
    Fallen Man Neil Dallas Brown (1938–2003)
    Falconer Museum
  • INS 188 'Rising Sun'
    INS 188 'Rising Sun' Thomas G. Purvis (1861–1933)
    Falconer Museum
  • 'Yum Yum'
    'Yum Yum' Wilhelm Richter (1824–1892)
    Falconer Museum
  • 70 more

Not every artwork is on display – if you would like to see a particular work, contact the venue before your visit

Moray Council Museums Service has another 101 artworks

Artists

  • 'Yum Yum'
    Wilhelm Richter (1824–1892)
  • Johann N. Sutor
  • Portrait of a Man
    Robert Innes (1806–1881)
  • Pigeons*
    David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
  • Portrait of an Unknown Man
    A. M.
  • The Barque 'Earl of Dunmore'
    Thomas G. Purvis (1861–1933)
  • Mother and Child
    Assur Michaelson (1870–1936)
  • J. S.
  • William Cavendish (1748–1811), 5th Duke of Devonshire
    Joseph Nollekens (1737–1823)
  • Buckie
    Officer
Falconer Museum is part of

Moray Council Museums Service

Moray Council Museums Service artworks can also be found at these venues

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Venues in Moray

  •
    Elgin Museum
  • Forres Tolbooth
  • Grantown Museum
  • Moray Council Headquarters, Elgin
  • National Trust for Scotland, Brodie Castle
  • The Institute, Keith
  • Tomintoul Museum