A museum display on a wooden floor featuring three fossils, two toy dinosaurs (one grey and one yellow), and three white number cards

A museum display on a wooden bookcase featuring three fossils, two toy dinosaurs (one grey and one yellow), and three white number cards. To the right of the display is a small white information card about the fossils in the display

Here’s Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Museum’s #ScottishMuseumsDay submission for #MightyObjects

Our dinosaurs (Brachiosaur tail bone and two Iguanodont bones, all from the Isle of Wight) which are back on display for the Big Birthday Weekend (Sat 11th and Sun 12th Oct!) 🦕

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That’s a wrap on #ScottishMuseumsDay 2025! 🎉

Huge thanks to everyone who shared their #MightyObjects – from bloomers & knickers to ships, salmon, dinosaur fossils, & jute machines. A mighty reminder of how diverse & fascinating Scotland’s collections are and why we need to keep supporting them. 🏛️✨

Our Golden Retriever explorers, Arthur (on the left) and Walter (on the right) pose in front of the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther.

The massive boat, Research, on display in one of the galleries at the Scottish Fisheries Museum.

Happy #ScottishMuseumsDay! 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This year's theme is #MightyObjects, and we want to highlight one of our favourite museums- The Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther, Fife.

#ScottishFisheriesMuseum #Anstruther #Scotland #Dogs #Travel @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk @scottishmuseums.bsky.social

Collage: Full length image & detail image of The Fitzroy Barometer Admiral Robert Fitzroy (1805 – 1865) was a pioneering meteorologist who invented this barometer in 1854. He became the first superintendent of a new government department dealing with meteorological matters. This is now known as The Met Office. He created the first weather forecasts because he wanted to warn seaman and fishermen about incoming bad weather. In 1861 he introduced a national Storm Warning Service which warned coastal communities of storms. He also introduced the collecting of weather data from set locations around the British and Irish coasts. This was used for Daily Weather Reports which were sent out by telegraph. Fitzroy recognised the need to understand the air pressure to successfully predict storm warnings. He encouraged the making of relatively inexpensive barometers which could be supplied to all the coastal weather stations. Barometers which are often called Fitzroy barometers have suitable wording which describes the results of changes in the mercury column on the barometer. This was FitzRoy’s main claim to barometer fame.

As today's #ScottishMuseumsDay coincides with many #StormAmy weather warnings, our #MightyObjects is the Fitzroy Barometer invented by meteorologist Admiral Robert Fitzroy, creator of the first weather forecasts and national Storm Warning Service for coastal communities, and first Met Office Chief.

The Halls are proof that heritage isn’t always something you can pick up or move, sometimes it’s the very space where history happens.

What part of Maryhill’s heritage are you most proud of?

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An adult with curly brown hair, wearing a cowboy hat, and a black t-shirt with "Deaf Staff" written on the back, stands on an elevated part of a boat, gazing out over the deck below.

An adult who has light skin and red hair and is wearing a green jumper holds a measuring tape against a green silk dress. A lamp shines an intense white light onto the dress.

A smiling adult with light skin, short brown hair, and a grey and brown beard holds a tool as they work on the inside of an upturned wooden boat.

Happy Scottish Museums Day! Today we're celebrating the mighty efforts of the museum staff and volunteers who tirelessly research, conserve, interpret, display and promote Scotland’s #MightyObjects. A huge well done to the incredible people who make Scotland’s museums special!

#ScottishMuseumsDay

It’s #ScottishMuseumsDay! 🎉

This year’s theme is #MightyObjects – the biggest, tallest, heaviest & most surprising treasures in Scotland’s collections.

Head out, explore museums near & far, and share your monumental finds today! 🏛️✨

Scottish Museums Day is tomorrow and we're going BIG! 💥

From giant fossils to towering sculptures and shipyard legends. Visit a museum, find some #MightyObjects, and share them with us by using #ScottishMuseumsDay!

Just 3 days to go!

On 3 October, join us in celebrating #ScottishMuseumsDay by seeking out Scotland’s #MightyObjects - the biggest, tallest, and heaviest treasures in our museums.

Visit, explore, and share your discoveries using the above hashtags!

One week to go! On 3 October we'll celebrate Scottish Museums Day 2025! 🎉

This year’s theme is #MightyObjects – the largest, tallest, heaviest, & most surprising treasures in Scotland’s collections.

Share your finds & tag us using #MightyObjects + #ScottishMuseumsDay!

We’re going BIG for #ScottishMuseumsDay 2025! 🎉

Following last year’s #TinyTreasures, this year is all about #MightyObjects - the largest, tallest, heaviest, & most surprising items in Scottish collections.

Share your finds with us on 3 October!