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Example: The Museum has some of the oldest and most important entomology collection in the world. Gathered over 300 years, these specimens are key to telling the history of collecting, the science of taxonomy and the human desire to understand the natural world. The microscope slide represented at the top of the page is the one of of Soldier Beetles specimens from the Natural History Collection.
In the 1820s, James Audubon declared his ambition to paint every bird species living in North America. The result, ‘Birds of America’, is a monumental piece of work. Very few complete volumes remain today, and Paisley Museum is one of the few institutions to hold a full set of this publication.
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OneRen is curating a series of talks in February and March telling the stories of the museum's world-class shawl collection. Paisley’s textile collection unfolds Paisley’s industrial heritage, from its humble beginnings to its global success and its tragic decline.
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Renfrewshire Leisure, the organisation that operates and manages Paisley Museum on behalf of the Renfrewshire Council, has changed its name to OneRen.
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