Orkney Museum

The Orkney Museum, formerly Tankerness House Museum, is a history museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Run by Orkney Islands Council, the museum covers the history of the Orkney Islands from the Stone Age through the Picts and Vikings to the present day.

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1968 Website, Wikimedia, Wikidata
Tankerness House Museum; The Orkney Museum
museum, local authority museum,

Location: 58.9815, -2.9608, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Bishop's Palace ⓘ
palace in Kirkwall, Scotland
Kirkwall Castle ⓘ
castle in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Earl's Palace ⓘ
castle in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum ⓘ
museum in St Margaret's Hope on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
The Old School ⓘ
museum in Rackwick, Hoy, Orkney, Scotland
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery ⓘ
buildings on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland
Stromness Museum ⓘ
museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Orkney Museum ⓘ
Museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Corrigall Farm Museum ⓘ
museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Pier Arts Centre ⓘ
art gallery and museum in Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Orkney Wireless Museum ⓘ
museum in Orkney, Scotland
Kirbuster Farm Museum ⓘ
Museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scapa Flow Museum ⓘ
museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Orkney Fossil & Heritage Centre ⓘ
museum in Burray, Scotland, UK

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1968 Orkney Museum

1379-01-01T00:00:00Z

1379 Kirkwall Castle

1569-01-01T00:00:00Z

1569 Earl's Palace

1718-01-01T00:00:00Z

1718 The Old School

1815-01-01T00:00:00Z

1815 Hackness Martello Tower and Battery

1837-01-01T00:00:00Z

1837 Stromness Museum

1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

1979 Corrigall Farm Museum

1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

1979 Pier Arts Centre

1983-01-01T00:00:00Z

1983 Orkney Wireless Museum

1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

1987 Kirbuster Farm Museum

1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

1990 Scapa Flow Museum

1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

1992 Orkney Fossil & Heritage Centre

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Frameless

Charles Smith (c.1749-1824) - Portrait of an Unidentified Member of the Smith Family of Tormiston - 1990.162 - Orkney Museum

Robert Gallon (1845-1925) - Evie, Burgar Rost - 1989.137 - Orkney Museum

George Jamesone (1589-1590-1644) (after) - Murdoch Mackenzie (1596–1688), Bishop of Orkney (1677–1688) - L2002.1 - Orkney Museum

Robert Gallon (1845-1925) - Mary Anne Baikie (Milanne), née Traill - 1989.117 - Orkney Museum

Geoffrey Stephen Allfree (1889-1918) - Submarined Ship Coming into Kirkwall - 1732 - Orkney Museum

Robert Gallon (1845-1925) - Deerness, Mull Head, Orkney - 1989.138 - Orkney Museum

Robert Gallon (1845-1925) - Margaret Traill Baikie on a Pony at the Hall of Tankerness - 1989.116 - Orkney Museum

Robert Gallon (1845-1925) - Hall of Tankerness - 1989.139 - Orkney Museum

Charles Smith (c.1749-1824) - Barbara Smith of Tormiston in Stenness - 1990.161 - Orkney Museum

John Watson Gordon (1788-1864) - James Stewart of Brough - 1622 - Orkney Museum

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

site	castle		Bishop's Palace	castle, episcopal palace	Wikidata
site	castle	1379	Kirkwall Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1569	Earl's Palace	castle	Wikidata
site	museum		W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1718	The Old School	museum, school building	Wikidata
site	museum	1815	Hackness Martello Tower and Battery	barracks, Martello tower, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1837	Stromness Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1968	Orkney Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Corrigall Farm Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Pier Arts Centre	art museum, arts center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Orkney Wireless Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Kirbuster Farm Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Scapa Flow Museum	museum, visitor center, naval museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Orkney Fossil & Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
commons	image		Charles Smith (c.1749-1824) - Portrait of an Unidentified Member of the Smith Family of Tormiston - 1990.162 - Orkney Museum		Commons
commons	image		Robert Gallon (1845-1925) - Evie, Burgar Rost - 1989.137 - Orkney Museum		Commons
commons	image		George Jamesone (1589-1590-1644) (after) - Murdoch Mackenzie (1596–1688), Bishop of Orkney (1677–1688) - L2002.1 - Orkney Museum		Commons
commons	image		Robert Gallon (1845-1925) - Mary Anne Baikie (Milanne), née Traill - 1989.117 - Orkney Museum		Commons
commons	image		Geoffrey Stephen Allfree (1889-1918) - Submarined Ship Coming into Kirkwall - 1732 - Orkney Museum		Commons
commons	image		Robert Gallon (1845-1925) - Deerness, Mull Head, Orkney - 1989.138 - Orkney Museum		Commons
commons	image		Robert Gallon (1845-1925) - Margaret Traill Baikie on a Pony at the Hall of Tankerness - 1989.116 - Orkney Museum		Commons
commons	image		Robert Gallon (1845-1925) - Hall of Tankerness - 1989.139 - Orkney Museum		Commons
commons	image		Charles Smith (c.1749-1824) - Barbara Smith of Tormiston in Stenness - 1990.161 - Orkney Museum		Commons
commons	image		John Watson Gordon (1788-1864) - James Stewart of Brough - 1622 - Orkney Museum		Commons

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