Provost Skene's House

It is named after Provost Skene, who bought it in 1669 and is thought to have commissioned its 17th century plaster ceilings.

[1][2] It lies in central Aberdeen, midway between the Kirk of St Nicholas and Marischal College.

The building was remodelled in the mid-18th century (increasing window sizes) but remains a rare survival of Aberdeen's medieval burgh architecture, with substantially intact envelope and interior.

In an attic gallery a Renaissance painted ceiling, including strapwork decoration and religious scenes, was commissioned by a member of the Lumsden family.

It now houses displays on singers, writers, doctors, business owners and other prominent figures who were born, lived or worked in Aberdeen, meaning the city now lacks a general chronologically-based local history museum.