[1] The museum was opened in October 2017 in a former Inverurie Locomotive Works building, which closed in 1969.
[1][4] In October 2021, a cast-iron barge was recovered from the nearby Kirkwood Commercial Park.
It is thought to be the last remaining barge that worked on the Aberdeenshire Canal.
The barge is expected to form part of a new exhibition at the museum.
[5] The museum has run temporary exhibitions, such as the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry in summer 2018.