A new home for our Museum
The museum will tell the stories of the island, with galleries focused on maritime heritage, island spirit, island life and island nature.
About Our Museum
We want to provide a first-class museum to showcase our permanent collections, library and archive - with the potential for exciting visiting exhibitions and loans.
The museum will tell the stories of the island, and the main themes we’ve proposed for the galleries are based around maritime heritage, island spirit, island life and island nature.
Explore the proposed new gallery themes
Maritime Heritage
As an island community, our maritime heritage is all-encompassing. Maritime trade and travel have been the basis of our economy, society and community since pre-history, and still define island life in the age of tourism today.
Island Spirit
The Isles of Scilly are a magical place. Since the first settlements, people have lived, worshipped and died here. We see evidence of their lives and deaths in the landscape, in the names of the rocks and islands, in the literature, art and music they created, and in the wild beauty that has drawn people here for millennia.
Island Life
Since the first settlers, life on the Isles of Scilly has been a story of resilience, creativity and mutual support. Scillonians have had to live in harmony with nature, using natural resources and the capricious bounty of the sea in an enduring struggle to earn a living, build homes and sustain their communities.
Island Nature
Our cultural and natural landscapes, flora and fauna are uniquely rich, rare, beautiful and precious. Protecting our environment is deeply important to us, including issues around sustainable water use, invasive species, tourism and climate change.
View a slideshow of the proposals for the new museum exhibitions
Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we have commissioned heritage design specialists, Imagemakers, to create designs which offer an interpretation of what future museum exhibitions could look like in the new facility. The designs have been created in discussion with the Isles of Scilly Museum Association and other stakeholders.
This illustration shows a proposal for the cafe of the museum, giving audiences a view of how this could fit within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the atrium of the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building
This illustration shows a second view for the cafe of the museum.
This illustration shows a proposal for the entrance of the museum, giving audiences a view of how this could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the Island Life gallery for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the Island Life gallery for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the Island Life gallery for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the Island Nature gallery - featuring an observation point - for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the Island Life gallery for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the interactive play for the museum, showing two children engaging with fancy dress and a toy box.
This illustration shows a proposal for the Island Life gallery for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the Island Life gallery for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the Island Nature gallery - featuring an observation point - for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the Island Nature gallery for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the Island Spirit gallery for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the Maritime Heritage gallery for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the Maritime Heritage gallery for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the Maritime Heritage gallery for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the paypoint entrance for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the stairwell open display for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the Island Spirit gallery for the museum, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could look within the building.
This illustration shows a proposal for the main hall for the museum showing an introductory AV, giving audiences a view of how this exhibition could work within the building.
Cultural Centre
Island Hall
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