North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre, Motherwell, ML1 3HU
North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre is open Monday – Saturday, 12pm – 4pm. Entry is FREE.
Mid Century Modern: Putting Scotland on the Map
31 January – 6 May 2025
Drawn from Historic Environment Scotland’s archive and other sources, the exhibition looks at the international context that shaped the Mid-Century Modern architectural movement in Scotland. The exhibition explores the ways in which Scottish architects were both influenced by and themselves influenced the international movement.
The exhibition also features images from North Lanarkshire Archives, exploring how the movement shaped the local landscape.
Free Exhibition Talk
Thursday 24 April, 2pm – 3pm
North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre
Join us for a talk by artist, Derek L. Watson whose work, ‘Naming Fragments’ features in the Mid Century Modern exhibition. Derek discusses his installation, documenting the interior spaces of Glencairn Tower in Motherwell which he projected onto the tower, under the categories, ‘colours’, ‘writings’ and ‘secret places’ prior to its demolition in 2011.
Cool Britannia: Britain in the 1990s
23 May – 18 August 2025
The 1990s; a decade of Brit pop, New Labour, Britain’s last Eurovision win and Motherwell Football Club’s last major trophy. The exhibition, on loan from the Exhibitours, explores the major events throughout Britain and the world focussing on the changing technology, shifting political landscape and the pop culture that defined an era.
The exhibition will include objects from North Lanarkshire’s collection highlighting the areas experience of the decade.
Back to the Drawing Board
Back to the Drawing Board5 September – 27 October 2025
Art and industry meet in an exhibition exploring the skill and beauty of technical drawing.
Come and see a selection of drawings, tracings and blueprints from the collections. We bring the story up to date with modern 3D drawings that you can view on your mobile device. Try your hand at drawing with a video tutorial!
North Pole Express
15 November 2025 – 17 January 2026
All aboard for some winter fun, featuring soft play, story corner and quizzes, plus a chance to dress up and drive a big wooden train, or find the pesky mice hiding in the exhibition. The North Pole Express is an enchanting exhibition for younger visitors and their carers.
Previous Exhibitions
Take a virtual tour of the Waiting for the Magic – The Photography of Oscar Marzaroli exhibition.