Public urged to visit museums

Scottish Government Minister Humza Yousaf has urged Scots to visit the British Golf Museum in St Andrews , the RRS Discovery and Polar Collection in Dundee and the Jute Collections cared for by Dundee Heritage Trust.

The Minister highlighted the St Andrews museum’s entire collection – and the Dundee exhibits - in a list of 10 mustsee attractions across the country.

THREETAYSIDE attractions have made it on to a prestigious list of Scotland’s finest tourism draws.

Scottish Government Minister Humza Yousaf has urged Scots to visit the British Golf Museum in St Andrews, the RRS Discovery and Polar Collection in Dundee and the Jute Collections, cared for by Dundee Heritage Trust.

The minister highlighted the StAndrews museum’s entire collection – and the Dundee exhibits – in a list of 10 must-see attractions across the country.

MrYousaf was urging Scots to visit some of Scotland’s 38 Recognised Collections of National Significance in 2013.

The recognition scheme identifies and supports the most important, bestquality, collections of historic artefacts and artworks in Scotland’s local and regional museums and galleries.

Mr Yousaf said: “Our recognised collections contain some of Scotland’s most important, best quality historic artefacts and artworks.

“The entire collection of the British Golf Museum in St Andrews is no exception. In fact, many Scots have a recognised collection practically on their doorstep.

“TheYear of Creative Scotland has been an unparalleled celebration of our nation’s rich creativity.

“Now it has drawn to a close, I urge all Scots to help build its legacy by searching out and visiting the many treasures in our brilliant recognised collections.”

Joanne Orr, chief executive of Museums Galleries Scotland, added: “In Scotland we enjoy some of the finest museum collections in the world.

“The recognised collections represent the absolute best of what some of our museums and galleries have to offer.

“From Orkney to Dumfries and Galloway, visitors are inspired by collections of remarkable historic and social significance, whether they contain great wonders of past ages to objects that were the essence of life for our ancestors.” The list’s 10 treasured collections are: The entire collection held by the British Golf Museum, St Andrews;

The Palaeontology and fossil collection at Elgin Museum;

The RRS Discovery and Polar Collection cared for by Dundee Heritage Trust, Discovery Point, Dundee;

The Jute Collections cared for by Dundee Heritage Trust, Scotland’s Jute Museum @ Verdant Works, Dundee;

The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Collection of Glasgow School of Art;

The entire collection of the Hunterian. University of Glasgow;

The industrial and associated social history of North Lanarkshire Council;

The entire collection cared for by Pier Arts Centre, Stromness;

The entire collection cared for by the National Mining Museum, Newtongrange;

The collection cared for by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, Bo’Ness.

Pictures: Kris Miller and Dougie Nicolson. The RRS Discovery, the Jute Collection (inset left) and St Andrews Golf Museum (inset right) feature in the top 10 attractions in Scotland.