A north-east museum has donned its blues and twos for a new exhibition which is proving to be hugely popular.
Insch Connection Museum, based at the village’s railway station, recently launched its annual exhibition, Our Bobbies: Policing in the North East.
It tells the history and heritage of the region’s police all the way back to the early 19th century.
The event has proved such a hit the museum has already welcomed more than half of its typical annual visitor numbers through the doors since opening in April.
The display was developed by museum curator Henrike Bird in partnership with Geoff Marston, a retired Grampian Police officer who is now a volunteer curator for the force’s north east division.
Mr Marston said: “I’m extremely grateful to Henrike and her team for creating this tremendous exhibition. It truly plays a vital role in marking the dedicated role carried out by officers of the north-east forces throughout their many memorable years.
“Events of this kind certainly enhance these important artefacts, many of which would simply be stored away and not readily on view to the public.”
The museum has attra people come from across Scotland and the rest of the UK since the exhibit opened.
Mrs Bird, who relocated to the north-east after working for 11 years at a prestigious archaeology museum in Germany, said: “The exhibition has been a hit with people of all ages and the feedback we have received has been overwhelmingly positive. In previous years, we have focused mainly on heritage but I took the decision to go in a slightly different direction this year with an exhibition that links the past to the present day.”
The exhibition is free for members of the public and can be visited on Wednesday and Sunday afternoons between 1.30-5pm until October.
It is accessible to wheelchair users.
Private group bookings for other days are welcomed and can be arranged by contacting insch.museum@gmail.com or by calling 07810 415272.
For more information visit www.inschmuseum.org.uk.
