Santa's Grotto Experience

Create unforgettable Christmas memories for the whole family at our Santa’s Grotto Experience! Be greeted by Santa’s elves, enjoy an interactive pantomime performance and meet Santa to get your very own gift.

Grinch Afternoon Tea Party
VERDANT WORKS MUSEUM

The Grinch has sneaked into Verdant Works Museum! Join us for an afternoon tea with a twist this festive season; filled with mischief, delicious snacks, and Christmas cheer.

Leave a Gift in Your Will

Did you know that Dundee Heritage Trust can receive gifts in wills? Your gift could make a lasting difference to our work in Dundee. Thank you so much for considering us.

Volunteering with us

Our charity was founded in 1985 by a small band of dedicated local volunteers. Today, our volunteers remain at the heart of our work to share our heritage for future generations.

Our mission for Discovery

At Dundee Heritage Trust, we are committed to share our heritage for the benefit of current and future generations. Now, we’re on a mission to protect the RRS Discovery and spark curiosity in heritage for the next 100 years.

RRS Discovery Conservation

Explore the Royal Research Ship Discovery’s £1.4m conservation project.

Polar Publications

Celebrate two iconic publications from within our Polar Collections; the famous South Polar Times compiled on Discovery in 1902, and Shackleton’s rare Aurora Australis.

The Boss
COLLECTIONS

As 2024 marks #Shackleton150, we look at just some of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Discovery story, and how his first trip to Antarctica paved the way for an incredible career in Polar exploration.

The ship's wheel of the Royal Research Ship discovered, with engraved brass centre bearing the ship's name.
Support Us

Help us spark curiosity

We are Dundee Heritage Trust.

The proud guardian of two of Scotland’s best-loved museums, Discovery Point and Verdant Works Museum.

Together, we spark curiosity in heritage, science, and discovery.

Our museums have inspired millions of people around the globe since the Royal Research Ship Discovery first returned to Dundee.

Built in our city, she belongs to the world.

An anchor for generations of scientists. A beacon for explorers, young and old.  A compass for the curious.

Now, we are  on an urgent mission to conserve the RRS Discovery and transform the museum for the next 100 years.

Will you join our mission for Discovery?

Other ways to support Dundee Heritage Trust

A family sits in dark-blue shadow, facing a museum exhibit with a backlit white engraving of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, a glowing edge of white ice, and a video,

Become a corporate supporter

Leave a gift in your will

A volunteer wearing a bright orange Dundee Heritage Trust lanyard is talking with a group of children ages four to eight, who are listening attentively. One child is dressed as a polar explorer with balaclava and goggles! A penguin photograph is on the wall behind.

Volunteer with us

The Friends of Dundee Heritage Trust gather for a birthday social event in the Verdant Works High Mill.

Join our Friends

Our Giving Promise

Unless agreed in advance of your gift, we will always direct donations to the area of greatest need, empowering our small team of experts, educators, and ambassadors to respond most effectively to the changing needs of our museums and communities.

If you have a special reason for wishing to dedicate your donation to a specific area of our work, please contact our Fundraising Team to discuss this.

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