Biggar Museum Trust

It became apparent to the Trustees that the buildings were not able to meet modern requirements, were difficult to access, and expensive to maintain and develop.

In 2010 an opportunity arose to acquire a large site in the centre of the town, and a project to create a new museum to bring the collections together and meet current requirements and visitor aspirations.

The cost of the project was £2.2 million, of which more than half was raised from within the town and scattered rural community of the area.

[citation needed] Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum opened to visitors on 28 July 2015.

It has a historical gallery illustrating the history of the area from early times up to the 20th century, a street of shops recreated from the town and furnished from the collection, and a special exhibition room which can house items loaned from national collections.