Happy May Day!

From our herbarium we have 'Cardamine pratensi' the Cuckoo flower which is also known as mayflower.

This specimen was collected in May 1886 at Inverkip Road by John Ballantyne, a member of The Greenock Natural History Society.

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The McLean Museum and Art Gallery The Watt Institution in Greenock, has one of the most important collections of 20th Century Scottish Art. Explore a selection of personal favourites in this #Curation on Art UK artuk.org/discover/curat…

We're delighted to introduce our exciting new project, 'Reanimating The Past', funded by MuseumsGalleriesScot which will digitise and reinterpret our historic Natural Sciences collection using digital technologies, making it accessible to the public and researchers.

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With Greenock welcoming it's first big cruise ship of the season, we share with you this beautiful watercolour painting entitled 'RMS Queen Mary on the Clyde passing Greenock' by William Niven (1890 Greenock - 1947 Greenock).

Today's theme for Art UK's #onlineartexchange is Industry.

We've chosen 'Victoria Harbour, Greenock' by the late James Watt (1931-2022)

Born in Port Glasgow, he studied at The Glasgow School of Art and dedicated his life to recording the River Clyde and its industries.

Today we’re 3d scanning and printing a Canopic Jar lid from our Egyptology collection. You can explore more of our 3d scans on our sketchfab page: sketchfab.com/wattinstitutio…

Happy St George's Day!

From our collection we have a First World War period British recruitment propaganda poster.

The Lithograph was printed by Spottiswoode and Co. Ltd, London and published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee in 1915.

This week's Art UK #OnlineArtExchange marks the opening of #LaveryOnLocation Ulster Museum.

From our collection we've selected John Lavery's 'The Downs, Epsom, 1922.'

Today is #WorldHeritageDay
The Forth Bridge became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015.
In our collection, we have a photograph taken in the year of the bridge's completion in 1890, featuring the paddle steamer 'New Undaunted'.

I included this little landscape The Top of the Wolds by Alfred East (1844-1917) in Wonder, the small show I’ve curated ⁦The Watt Institution⁩ Perhaps it’s the unusual viewpoint, I’m not sure, but it always evokes a sense of longing whenever I look at it …it’s beautiful..

Today is National Gardening Day! We're sharing with you a selection of Herbarium sheets (a collection of preserved plant specimens) which are currently being digitised as part of our MuseumsGalleriesScot funded 'Reanimating the Past' project.

We hope some of you will join us a week today for another Inverclyde Heritage Network talk, this time with Lynnette Robertson, who will share information around local churches. As always, this is a free event, and will be held in the Watt Institution's Watt Hall at 1pm.

Saturday is the last day to see Witches in Word, Not Deed at the Watt Institution! Mary Lamont's dress will remain part of their permanent collection. Go see their fab new exhibition on witchcraft in Inverclyde by Lorraine!
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Our Archivist Lorraine Murray will be talking about the amazing collections at the Watt tonight in Kilwinning. It's a free event and all are welcome at what will be a fascinating evening.

Today is #NationalFarmAnimalsDay
We're sharing William Mark Fisher's 'A Pastoral'.
Born in Boston and later settling in England, he became known as England’s “greatest living landscape painter.' and was one of the first artists to bring impressionism to England.

With a total solar eclipse visible across America, we are sharing 'Moonlight, Gourock' by Dorothy Steel. The artist studied at The Glasgow School of Art and spent her life drawing inspiration from the River Clyde.

This week is your last chance to see Carolyn Sutton's amazing exhibition 'Witches in Word, Not Deed'. We are open 10.00-4.00 Wednesday-Saturday.

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On another wet Friday as we await the arrival of Storm Kathleen this delightful watercolour of Greenock in the rain by Patrick Downie (1854-1945).

The fantastically strange and arresting ‘Dorette’ by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst c 1930 is one of the gems in the collection ⁦The Watt Institution⁩ in my hometown of Greenock and can be seen as part of a small show I’ve curated entitled Wonder ⁦. Open Wed - Sat. Do visit ..