We can’t wait for the Falconer Museum to reopen as a fun, friendly place where everyone can explore, learn and enjoy Scotland’s amazing heritage, get creative and care for nature.
The Falconer Museum SCIO was formally constituted as a charity in December 2025 with the aim of re-opening the wonderful 19th century-built museum which was closed in 2019. Meantime more can be found out about the now closed museum building from the original website at www.falconermuseum.co.uk
The Falconer family lived at the bottom of Tolbooth Street and like the buildings in the photograph, their house is still there today.
To view the life story of Dr Hugh Falconer – you will find at the bottom left of your screen – a 15 minute video called “The Fossil Hunter” telling the extraordinary tale of an extraordinary Forresian.