Partner Museums

Rozelle House Galleries

Description:

South Ayrshire Council Museums and Galleries Service is based at Rozelle House Galleries in Alloway. Alongside Rozelle House are the Maclaurin Galleries. The Maclaurin Galleries are leased by the Maclaurin Trust and operated by the Trust in partnership with South Ayrshire Council. The Council's Museums and Galleries Service also currently operates the McKechnie Institute in Girvan.

The South Ayrshire Council museum and art collections are administered from Rozelle House Galleries. These collections include Fine Art, Natural History, Geology, Textiles & Costume, Archaeology, Social History and much more. A highlight is the significant collection, 'Tam O' Shanter', a series of 54 paintings by Alexander Goudie, showing at Rozelle House. The collections include material from the former burghs of Ayr, Maybole, Troon, Girvan and Prestwick and some collections previously housed at the Carnegie Library, Belleisle House and the Tam O' Shanter Museum in Ayr. The Council also manages the art collections of the Maclaurin Trust on their behalf. The site at Rozelle also includes Rozelle Craft Shop, Rozelle Tearoom and The Ayrshire Yeomanry Museum.

Opening Hours:

Rozelle House Galleries & Maclaurin Galleries Monday 10am - 5pm Tuesday CLOSED (Tearoom open) Wednesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm Sundays 12noon - 5pm Rozelle Craft Shop Monday 10am - 4.45pm Tuesday CLOSED (Tearoom open) Wednesday to Saturday 10am - 4.45pm Sundays 12noon - 4.45pm Rozelle Tearoom open 7 days

Admission:

Free

Address:

Rozelle Park, Monument Road, AYR KA7 4NQ

Tel:

01292 445447

Email:

Rozelle.House@south-ayrshire.gov.uk

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