The Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society is based at Montrose Museum and was formed in 1836, making it the second oldest Antiquarian Society in Scotland. It provides a focal point for those interested in the local history, archaeology, and the natural world of Montrose and the surrounding area. The main activity for the Society centres around a series of talks that take place on the second Tuesday of every month between September and April. These talks are open to all, not just to our members. To see the full programme of talks for the season, please click on Programme above and keep up-to-date with our talks and other activities on our Facebook page .

Membership

Membership is open to anyone, the annual subscription being £20 which entitles the member free entry to all eight monthly meetings. Meetings are held in Montrose Museum at 7:30pm. Visitors are welcome at £5.00 per meeting. School age children are admitted free. (As the Society is not equipped to receive payments by credit or debit cards, the preferred method of receiving annual subscriptions and fees for visitors is payment by cash at the reception desk at meetings. However payment may be made by on-line bank transfer from suitable mobile phones or other computers directly to the Society's bank account.)
Please contact us if you wish to find out more about joining.

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MNHAS Talks

At its next meeting, on Tuesday 11th November 2025, the Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society will have a talk from Neil Curtis, Head of Museum & Special Collections, University of Aberdeen, entitled ‘Reflections on Repatriation from Museums in Scotland’.

The Museum doors will open at 7pm, with the meeting starting at 7:30pm.

The programme is now available from the Programme page.

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