Autumn Newsletter 2025
Our Autumn Newsletter is available at the link below and has details of all our activities throughout the 2025 season. ACM Newsletter Issue 24 We hope you find it an interesting read!
A new publication on the Arctic Convoys by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore will be released next week by the bestselling author of Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man and Enigma: The Battle for the Code. READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE Battle of the Arctic tells a unique story. The action unfolded as Allied naval and merchant […]
Donation by author William Smith to Arctic Convoy Museum research library
Our research library has recently been augmented by the addition of materials generously shared by author William Smith. William’s first book ‘Churchill’s Arctic Convoys’ examines the political, maritime and logistic aspects of the Arctic convoy campaign. His second ‘Allied Convoys to Northern Russia 1941-1945’ discusses the wider political, diplomatic and military factors which determined the […]
VE Day 80 Loch Ewe – Arctic Convoy Museum Commemorations
Thursday 8th May 2025 marks 80 years since VE Day. The Arctic Convoy Museum is commemorating this historic anniversary with a number of events. During May, look out for our special commemorative banners which have been designed by the pupils of Bualnaluib, Poolewe and Gairloch Primary Schools. These will be displayed in Aultbea, Poolewe and […]
Spring Newsletter 2025
The 2025 season is underway and our amazing volunteers are pleased to be back and welcoming visitors. If you would like to find out more about what we have been doing over the winter months, our Spring Newsletter is now available here https://arcticconvoymuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Spring-Newsletter-2025.pdf We hope you enjoy it!
Never to Return: English Version of Roddy Maclean’s Gaelic Language Book on the Arctic Convoys newly released
The Arctic Convoy Museum looks forward to hosting the launch of a new book by Dr Roderick G Maclean of Stornoway. Never to Return: Convoys to Russia in the Second World War is a fantastic piece of historical research into the Arctic Convoys based at Loch Ewe and the ships crewed by many Gaelic speaking […]
THE RESCUE SHIPS AND THE CONVOYS – Illustrated Talk: 10th October
‘GREAT DEEDS… IN LITTLE SHIPS’ THE RESCUE SHIPS AND THE CONVOYS, SAVING LIVES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. AN ILLUSTRATED TALK BY VICTORIA SCHOFIELD Aultbea Community Hub, Thursday 10th October, 7.30pm. Entry free, donations to the Arctic Convoy Museum welcomed. Rescue ships played a vital role in the Arctic Convoys from Loch Ewe to northern […]
Tripadvisor® 2024 Travelers’ Choice® Award Winners!
Arctic Convoy Museum Wins Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2024 We are pleased to announce that we have been recognised in Tripadivsor’s® Travellers’ Choice® Awards for 2024. The award honours businesses that consistently earn great reviews, placing them among the top 10% of listings around the world on Tripadvisor. As the world’s largest travel guidance […]
Change of Name
The Board of Trustees of the Russian Arctic Convoy Project, the charity which owns and runs the museum, have decided to adopt a trading name for the museum. Henceforth, the museum will trade under the name Arctic Convoy Museum. We have informed the Scottish Charity’s Commission (OSCR) about this and they have agreed to it. […]
We Have Been Awarded Working Towards Accreditation
We are pleased to report that the Arctic Convoy Museum has been awarded “Working Towards Accreditation” by Museums Galleries Scotland. This means we have surmounted the first hurdle to becoming an accredited museum. The Accreditation Scheme helps museums do things the right way by making sure they manage their collections properly, engage with visitors, and […]