Perth Museum reopened in 2024 in the beautifully restored City Hall on King Edward Street, a project that transformed a derelict civic building into one of Scotland's most significant new museum spaces. The permanent collection covers Perth and the surrounding region from prehistoric times to the present — natural history, local archaeology, and the remarkable story of medieval Perth as the effective capital of Scotland.
The headline exhibit is the Destiny Stone, a fragment of the original Stone of Scone, displayed with context about Scotland's coronation traditions. The museum also has strong galleries on Jacobite history, the river Tay's salmon fishing culture, and Perthshire's industrial past. Entry is free. The café in the former grand hall is one of the better places for lunch in the city centre.