Gairloch Museum

The year later they applied and were successful in converting the second wing of farm steading to extend the museum as the current building was too small to house the exhibits.

Members of the company were interested in displaying objects relating to archaeology, farming, fishing, and domestic utensils, among others; those that showed the history of the West Coast.

The former Cold War building had been built in the 1950s as a military bunker to act as an anti-aircraft operations outpost, and latterly had been used as a roads maintenance depot.

[5] Completion of the project relied upon the Heritage Lottery Fund grant in combination with public and private sector trusts and community fundraising efforts.

[10][7] ArtFund increased the prize money to £200,000 and changed the format of the award to five winners in response to the challenges faced by the museum sector during the Coronavirus Pandemic.