Dollar Museum

Clackmannanshire

This fine independent, community-run museum occupies part of a former early 19th century woollen mill and has permanent displays about the history of Dollar and its environs, including Granny’s Kitchen, Castle Campbell, Dollar Academy and the Devon Valley Railway, including a working model of Dollar Railway Station and Dollar Mine (1943-1970) . 

It has created and shown over 150 temporary exhibitions since it opened in 1988 and current exhibitions are Local Witches and a 25 metre-long Timeline of Dollar History, which takes visitors on a journey from geological times to the present day. There are also displays on Floods in Dollar; The Origin of the Place-name Dollar;  Were the Romans in Dollar?; the History of the Dollar Academy Gardens and Dollar Fair in Olden Times.

There is also a selection of objects from Dollar Museum Collection, including artefacts illustrating local industries, such as bleaching, mining for coal and copper, and brick- and tile-making, as well as an exhibition of work by significant local artists such as Adam Robson and Jennifer Campbell and 

New for 2024: Dollar Shops looks at how the 'shopscape' of the town has changed over the years. Some shops, such as the present Dollar Deli, have had many owners while always remaining a grocery store; others have survived but had a number of different uses. Many have disappeared completely; there were over forty shops in the 1950s, far more than there are today. This fascinating exhibition includes many photographs and stories about the shops and the people who owned and worked in them. 

 

 

 

Facilities

• Disabled Access
• Parking
• Limited Access
• WC
• Disabled WC

Additional Access Information

Wheelchair access is limited to the ground floor.