Provost Skene's House - Aberdeen

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Nous avons adoré ce musée très instructif et relativement important ! Belle découverte pour nous ! Gratuit comme presque tous les musées en Écosse !

Fabrice SIMON

Incroyable si vous avez la chance de pouvoir revevoir les explications du personnel présente dans la salle avec ses belles peintures. Elle pourra vous montrer les cachettes imaginées par l´ancien propriétaire catholique dans une ville protestante. La veuve de ce propriétaire, à la mort de son mari, par crainte de représailles des protestants avait imaginé un faux plafond pour cacher les fresques catholiques qui sont ainsi restées cachées et préservées pendant plus de tois cents ans. Un nouveau propriétaire les ayant découvertes au début du 20ieme siècle tout à fait par hasard en enlevant ce faux plafond.

Hollie Marsh

A beautiful building with an excellent museum - which was free to enter. Lots of interactive elements which makes all aspects of the museum brilliant for children and families. There are lots of floors with really interesting information. Make sure to check out the room with the beautiful catholic paintings - a definite highlight for us! Staff were friendly and helpful.

Olivia Park

Absolutely beautiful. I would definitely recommend everyone visits for the "painted gallery" alone.
The staff were absolutely lovely, the exhibits were really interesting, and I left feeling like I'd had a really fulfilling day!

It's free to enter, and it kept my occupied for about 2/3 hours, so it would be a nice day out alone or with friends to learn more about Aberdeens history. The building itself is absolutely gorgeous to look at too!

The spiral stairs are a bit scary, and it doesn't have disabled access, but there is a little bit where you can sit and look through all the exhibits on a screen, so although it's not ideal, considering it's an old building and they can't install a lift, I think they did a nice job of being inclusive.

Lisbeth Stewart

Free entry, two-for-one exhibit: historic home AND lots of information about the people of Aberdeen who have significantly impacted the world. Some exhibits are interactive.
Stairs between floors.
Each room contains a different exhibit.
In the “painted gallery” use the provided magnifying mirrors to view the paintings better. There are seats to make this easier/ safer. Also provided: map of descriptions of the paintings.
Some exhibits have activities suitable for children (& enjoyable for adults)

Anzelika Lincika

We were at first unsure about if we would like the museum but we really enjoyed it and spent possibly an hour there, if not more. There are a lot of interactive activities there and interesting information. The museum is great for children and adults. It’s free to visit, there is a donation box for anyone wanting to donate. A lot of interesting information to read and find out about different people.

Phil

I initially thought I'd only need fifteen minutes to have a look around, but ended up staying for over an hour. (You could spend longer if you read every information board available). For a free museum it is very well laid out and has several interesting exhibits. The building itself is also worth visiting, especially the painted ceiling of the hall.

Tyler Flanagan

I stumbled upon this whilst exploring Aberdeen and I’m glad I did! Very informative and very well cared for and preserved. Such a neat experience. Worth the time to walk through and learn about some history. Very cool house and the intricacies within the details.