The Galloway Hoard: Viking-age Treasure

The Galloway Hoard, discovered in 2014, is one of the most important UK archaeological finds of the century - the richest collection of rare and unique Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland. Buried around AD900, the Hoard brings together a huge variety of objects and materials in one discovery. This stunning exhibition offers the first chance for visitors to see details hidden by the dirt and corrosion of over a thousand years, revealed by expert conservation, painstaking cleaning and cutting-edge research. The exhibition will show these cleaned, conserved objects, with AV and graphics giving behind-the-scenes insight into the archaeological and scientific details which have enabled researchers to begin to understand this unique find. Galloway Hoard: Viking-age Treasure is a National Museums Scotland touring exhibition supported by the Scottish Government.