Situated inside the museum in a converted prison cell, we recently launched our Cell A Cinema, an 8-seater cinematic space showcasing our newly commissioned short film, Cromarty63. This film was developed using archival footage of Cromarty in the late 1950s – early 1960s, kindly donated to the museum by Arthur Bird.

With the support of the Art Fund, we commissioned this footage to be crafted into a short artistic film by local filmmaker Kyllachy: “Summer is coming to a close in Cromarty. From the lively festivities of the 1963 Regatta, winter arrives and the town succumbs to dramatic storms. The gradual degradation of the film footage acts as a metaphor for the passage of time and the fading of collective memory.”

The Cell A Cinema is open during our normal opening hours (Wednesday – Saturday, 12-4pm) with Cromarty63 playing on loop.