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Tweets about community development, history & heritage, tourism. Also tweet as @navermuseum.

 Reay, Scotland
Joined September 2013
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FREE smartphone filmmaking at @naverMuseum with Robert Aitken. Great for young people starting their filmmaking journey or organisations looking to develop how they engage with their audiences. Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/o/strathnav…
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As part of #HighlandArchaeologyFestival our temporary exhibition explores some of the potentially significant finds from our Annex site. Quantities of worked bone were uncovered including this bit of comb! Appeal: bit.ly/46nNj7F #HighlandMuseums #Picts #Archaeology
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Thank you to everyone who came along to the launch of Barry Smith's exhibition last night as part of @HIClimateFest. 'Betrayal and Loss' is on in the Annex till 30th September. #EnvironmentalArt #HILocal #HIClimateFest #ReuseRecycle #HighlandMuseums
A group of smiling people attending an art exhibition. In the background words are on a white wall which reads 'Betrayal and Loss'.

ALT A group of smiling people attending an art exhibition. In the background words are on a white wall which reads 'Betrayal and Loss'.

Artist Barry Smith stands in front of his exhibition discussing his art processes. There is table dropped in a blue velvet cloth representing the sea, on top of this is chicken wore formed to represent waves with 100 small masted boats made from scrap metal. Two display cabinets stand on either side of the table.

ALT Artist Barry Smith stands in front of his exhibition discussing his art processes. There is table dropped in a blue velvet cloth representing the sea, on top of this is chicken wore formed to represent waves with 100 small masted boats made from scrap metal. Two display cabinets stand on either side of the table.

Barry Smith on the right shakes hands with museum Director Robbert Mackay as they stand in front of Barry's art installation.

ALT Barry Smith on the right shakes hands with museum Director Robbert Mackay as they stand in front of Barry's art installation.

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Betrayal and Loss a new exhibition of work by Australian sculptor Barry Smith opens next week! Join us Friday, 1st Sep to celebrate the Exhibition Opening; 7pm at Strathnaver Museum Annex. Part of the @HIClimateFest #HighlandMuseums #hiclimatefest #hilocal #EnvironmentalArt
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For #StandingStoneSunday, the Farr #Pictish cross slab. This is a render of a fairly recent #3d #photogrammetry capture #earlymediaeval
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Bookings close 5pm today for Exploring Opportunities: Churches & Tourism event with @HTNmembers @HistChurchScot @TheCCT @naverMuseum & SCOTO. Be inspired + equipped with practical advice on how #churchbuildings can play a part in a local #tourism offering. ow.ly/hBOM50P54T2
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Thanks to all the schools who took part in @artfund's #TheWildEscape project. We can't wait to begin installing the children's artwork as part of our first exhibition in our new Annex building ready for Earth Day on 22nd April. #HighlandMuseums
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This #WorldHeritageDay, we're celebrating heritage projects that are bringing stories to life across the UK👏 From the meticulous restoration of historic buildings to the creation of cutting-edge interpretation centres, we're proud to support projects that are making a difference
A man shows a group of children a piece of coal at an historic mine.

ALT A man shows a group of children a piece of coal at an historic mine.

A house surrounded by a cemetery is pictured against a coastal backdrop.

ALT A house surrounded by a cemetery is pictured against a coastal backdrop.

A man stands in an archaeological trench whilst talking to a group who stand on the ground above him.

ALT A man stands in an archaeological trench whilst talking to a group who stand on the ground above him.

A group of children watch as a model boat is pushed across a maritime map.

ALT A group of children watch as a model boat is pushed across a maritime map.

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Thank you to all the schools who created inspired herbariums with artist Joanne B Kaar for @artfund's #TheWildEscape project. The children's exhibition will launch as part of Earth Day, 22 April in our brand new annex #HighlandMuseums #EarthDay2023 @MuseumsGalScot
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We're all set for our Community Sneak Peek today 12.30pm to 3.30pm. Pop into see what's new, what's still the same, find out about volunteering, drop off your leaflets or just have a nose! #HighlandMuseums
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We're in todays @pressjournal! @VentureNorthSco to 'Sightsee or simply chill with 12 things to do along the NC500' pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lif… #HighlandMuseums #NC500 #AdventureTime
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We're delighted to be bringing Cycling in the Straths back for 2023 to raise funds for community projects #HighlandMuseums cyclinginthestraths.co.uk/

Cycling in the Straths

Join us for a weekend of cycling, Mackay Country hospitality and entertainment in one of the most beautiful and unspoilt parts of the country.

cyclinginthestraths.co.uk
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These lovely images show 4 of 8 watercolour paintings of Sutherland’s flora by Shirley Poole, who was a frequent visitor to Farr Manse and gifted these paintings to Andrew and Dorothy Howe. You will be able to find all 8 in our new exhibit exploring traditional uses of plants.
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We are excited to be taking part in the @artfund UK wide project #TheWildEscape. We'll be exploring environmental history through our collection and creating herbariums with artist Joanne B Kaar. #HighlandMuseums
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Strathnaver Museum revives schools competition held in memory of inspirational Sutherland biology teacher Alan Joyce dlvr.it/SgbqHm

Strathnaver Museum revives schools competition held in memory of inspirational Sutherland biology...

The competition was first run in 2012 by the museum along with Caithness and Sutherland countryside rangers, but has not been held since 2019.

northern-times.co.uk
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We are delighted to have been awarded #WildEscape funding, made possible by @ace_national & @artfund. We'll share more soon about how we will use our collection to explore environmental history with primary pupils in the lead up to #EarthDay2023 on 22nd April. #HighlandMuseums
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Join Jeff Mackie boat builder on 20th to 23rd January for the 1st of our traditional skills workshops. Our boat will be based on the 'Iris WK322' in #StrathnaverCollection. #TraditionalSkills #HighlandMuseums Sign up here: bit.ly/3F0npuz
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Check out today’s mystery images! We have no idea where they are or who they are of. The images were on glass plate negatives that we have recently digitised and think they may have been taken in the early 20th century. Sadly some of the negatives suffered some chemical damage.
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Mary Peterana from AOC archaeology will be giving an online talk on Wednesday at 1pm during the Highland Archaeological Festival. She will be discussing some really exciting things which were discovered on the museum's site last year during an excavation prior to our renovation.
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Reopening April 2023: as O'Brien's Construction finish up on site, we are busy finalising interpretation ready to be installed later this year. In the meantime here are some photo's of how things are shaping up on site. #HighlandMuseums #HistoricBuilding #BehindTheScenes
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