Museum nan Eilean was established in 1983 by Comhairle nan Eilean, the Western Isles Islands Council, as it was then, to provide the first professional museum service for the Western Isles. Its Stornoway museum opened in 1984 in accommodation in the Town Hall.

In 1995, Museum nan Eilean moved into its present home, following an extensive programme of works to convert the building into a museum. This building originally served as the Secondary Department of the Nicolson Institute and first opened its doors to pupils in 1898.

Museum Nan Eilean
Richard Langhorne, Museum Curator, Francis Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis HS1 2NF.
Tel: 01851 709266, Fax: 01851 706318
Email: rlanghorne@cne-siar.gov.uk
Web: www.w-isles.gov.uk/museum/museum.htm