Maritime Perspectives: Collecting Art of a Seafaring Nation - Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine, - 31st May 2018

The Lord-Lieutenant, Sheriff Iona McDonald was a guest at the opening of the exhibition, 'Maritime Perspectives: Collecting Art of a Seafaring Nation' at the Scottish Maritime Museum on May 31st.
Maritime Perspectives: Collecting Art of a Seafaring Nation exhibition, will run at the Scottish Maritime Museum on the Harbourside in Irvine, North Ayrshire, until Sunday 21st October, and will be the first full showing for the new art collection which captures life along Scotland’s coastline in all its grit and glory.  The exhibition features over 80 works gathered for the collection over the last three years through SMMart, an ambitious project to create a nationally significant art collection to enrich the nationally recognised maritime heritage at the Museum.
Pictured below with the Lord-Lieutenant are:
Left to Right – M/s Elma Murray, Chief  Executive, North Ayrshire Council; David Mann, Director, Scottish Maritime Museum; Councillor Ian Clarkson, Provost of North Ayrshire Council,