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

The talks programme is finished now until September. Keep and eye open for the new programme.(Programme page)

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The new programme will be published in August.

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Join Morag and Robert Smith for an exciting free talk titled 'The Geology of Scotland' at Meffan Museum & Art Gallery on 6th & 7th June 2026. They will be presenting the talk at 13:00 each day in honour of James Huttons tricentenary celebrations this year. This is part of the Scottish Geology Trust annual festival. They will also have a large selection of local geology on display, many of them cut and polished.