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Home Exhibitions Archive by category "Current exhibition"

Category: Current exhibition

Our latest exhibition

February 2, 2025 May 1, 20252

The Treasures of the Orient exhibition is now open.

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  • dalgarvenmill

    A restored Victorian mill and 3 granary floors showcasing the history of rural industry and costume. Our coffee shop is a favourite stop for cyclists!

    It’s been a busy day at the Mill today! The whee It’s been a busy day at the Mill today! The wheel is turning again, thanks to our amazing volunteers!
    Our exhibition ‘Treasures of the Orient’ is st Our exhibition ‘Treasures of the Orient’ is still on, come along and treat yourself to a wee scone too! ☕️

We are open Tuesday - Saturday 10-4 & Sunday 11-4!

#supportlocal #museum #northayrshire #visitscotland #shoplocal #countrysidemuseum #dalgarvenmill
    Have you been to see our Treasures of the Orient e Have you been to see our Treasures of the Orient exhibition yet? It's only on for another week, hurry!!

 #Supportlocal #museum #northayrshire #thecoig #ayrshire #visitscotland #visitayrshire #costumemuseum #museums #shoplocal #countrysidemuseum #chineserobe #chineseimperialrobe #kimono
    We had very special visitors today! 🥰 - Doggie, We had very special visitors today! 🥰
- Doggie, Florie and Lucie, who came to see the Treasures of the Orient exhibition suitably attired! 
- and a lovely cycling club from Ayr, well done ladies! 👏💪🚴‍♂️

We welcome groups and would encourage you to book larger groups of visitors so that we are ready to welcome you!

#cyclists #cyclistswelcomehere #cyclistswelcome🚴 #pitstop #coffeeshop #tearoom
    A gorgeous day for a cycle and a pit stop at the M A gorgeous day for a cycle and a pit stop at the Mill - bacon rolls for all of these lovely cyclists today 😃

 #Supportlocal #museum #delicious #lunchtime #northayrshire #thecoig #goodfood #ayrshirecoast #ayrshirefoodie #ayrshire #visitscotland #visitayrshire #costumemuseum #homebaking #tearoom #coffeeshop #costumes #cycliststop #museums #posiesandpots #shoplocal
    Dalgarven Mill Museum is excited to host a Paintin Dalgarven Mill Museum is excited to host a Painting on Silk Workshop with renowned artist Moira McLennaghan on Friday 16 May 2025. 
Book here: https://silkpaintingatdalgarven.eventbrite.co.uk/
(Link in our bio!)

#silkpainting #ayrshireevent #silkpaintingworkshop #whatsoninayrshire #northayrshire @scottishwomensinstitutes @scotmaritime @northayrshireopenart @lovenorthayrshire
    We're excited to announce that during the Easter s We're excited to announce that during the Easter school holidays (5-20 April 2025), children go free, as long as they are accompanied by an adult!  Take this opportunity to come and admire our Chinese robes exhibition!

Opening Times:
Tues-Sat: 10am-4pm
Sun: 11am–4pm
(last entry: 3pm)

#whattodowithkids #whattodothisweekend #whattodo #ayrshire #kidsactivitiesideas  #easteractivities
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    One of the Chinese Imperial Robes on display in ou One of the Chinese Imperial Robes on display in our current exhibition.

#chineserobe #chineseimperialrobe #chineseimperialrobes exhibition #kimonoexhibition tion
    What a beautiful day! What a beautiful day!
    We had a visit from Provost Anthea Dixon of North We had a visit from Provost Anthea Dixon of North Ayrshire Council yesterday to view our new exhibition 'Treasures of the Orient'. She thoroughly enjoyed her tour of our Museum and was especially impressed with our Japanese robes and Chinese silks on display. It was a pleasure to welcome her and show her round the Collection!

@northayrshirecouncil #chineserobes #kimonos
    Our new exhibition is open! Come and admire the fa Our new exhibition is open! Come and admire the fabulous Imperial Chinese robes and Japanese kimonos, as well as the many accessories which are on display!

#imperialchineserobes #imperialchineserobe #imperialchina #imperial #chineserobe #japanesekimono #kimono 
@arts_culture_team_nac  @museums.galleries.scotland @vamuseum
    Our new exhibition is now open! Come along to lear Our new exhibition is now open! Come along to learn more about our collection of Kimonos and see our fabulous Chinese robes
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    We are very delighted to announce that our next ex We are very delighted to announce that our next exhibition will be on Kimonos, from February to May 2025! 

Lots of visitors to our previous Kimono Exhibition in 2019 mentioned they had kimonos in their house, so we hope they will be as excited as we are about the forthcoming exhibition!

We will announce exact details at a later date, but if you missed the 2019 exhibition here are a few photos from it:
https://www.dalgarvenmill.org.uk/previous-exhibitions/kimono-exhibition/

#kimonoexhibition #kimono #japanesekimono #chinesekimono #costumemuseum #costume
    Christmas /New Year closing times: We will close Christmas /New Year closing times:

We will close on Sunday 22 December 2024 at 4pm, and re-open on Tuesday 7 January 2025 at 10am.
    Our chefs have been busy with the Christmas cake b Our chefs have been busy with the Christmas cake baking ..... come and buy one before they are all gone!!
    Our Christmas cakes, both the large and small ones Our Christmas cakes, both the large and small ones, are available to buy in the coffee shop, they are disappearing very quickly!!
    In our collections we have these wonderful stand a In our collections we have these wonderful stand alone hand drawn paintings of plants, with some descriptions: we are not sure which book they are out of as there is no cover page, would anyone have an idea?

@kewgardens  #museum #northayrshire #ayrshirecoast #ayrshire #visitscotland #visitayrshire #costumemuseum #museums
    We are open today, in case you wondered, what with We are open today, in case you wondered, what with the weather! The car park is practicable (with care!) and we are ready to welcome you for a spot of lunch, coffee/cake, or a visit to the Museum! The Corsets and Crinolines exhibition is on for a wee while longer.

 #whatsonayrshire #localmuseum #corsets #crinolines #edwardian #edwardiancostume #edwardianera #edwardianstyle  #victorian #coffeeshop #tearoom
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  • Dalgarven Mill Museum of Ayrshire Country Life & Costume

  • Tues-Sat: 10am-4pm
    Sun: 11am–4pm
    last entry: 3pm

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  • Tel.: +44 (0) 1294 552448
    Email: admin@dalgarvenmill.org.uk
    Dalgarven Mill Museum Of Ayrshire Country Life & Costume,
    Dalgarven, Kilwinning KA13 6PL
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  • Mill and Museum Admission Charges

  • Adults - £7.50
    Children under 16 - £5.00
    Children under 5 - Go Free
    Family - £25.00 (2 adults and max 4 children under 16)
    Annual pass: £20.00 

The Dalgarven Mill Trust is a Registered Scottish Charity SC022937.
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