McKechnie Institute

McKechnie Institute

Opening hours

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday:

1pm – 4pm 

Wednesday:

1.30pm – 4pm 

Saturday:

10am – 4pm

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Address

The McKechnie Institute
40 Dalrymple Street, Girvan KA26 9AE

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About the McKechnie Institute

Girvan’s cultural hub, features a permanent display of artefacts highlighting the town’s heritage, the McKechnie Institute also hosts a regular programme of changing exhibitions. Visit the McKechnie, to see Girvan through time:

  • Geology, fossils, the history of Ailsa Craig and its granite
  • Maritime history and model ships
  • Victorian lounge and bedroom
  • Bronze Age Cinerary Urns dating 2100-1500 BC
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Discover interesting facts and explore The McKechnie’s facinating collections.

What's on

Girvan
The image is a promotional poster for an author talk titled "Carrick's Smuggling History: Contraband Cargoes from the Isle of Man." The background features a classical painting depicting a coastal smuggling scene, with people unloading goods from a small boat onto the shore, a horse-drawn cart nearby, and ships in the distance. The text is overlaid in a white, elegant font within a square frame. In the bottom right corner, there is a logo for the "McKechnie Institute Museum & Gallery.
Friday 28 February 2025
12pm - 1.30pm
Free

Carrick’s Smuggling History: Contraband Cargoes from the Isle of Man - Author Talk with Frances Wilkins

Girvan
A graphic image of purple grapes. The heading 'Carrick's Smuggling History', Contraband from the Isle of Man, 28 FEB - 31 MAY 2025
28 February - 31 May 2025
See listing for opening times
Free

Carrick's Smuggling History

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