Due to the Amber weather warning for high winds, the house, gardens & café will unfortunately be closed on Sunday 20th October. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. The safety of our visitors and staff is paramount to us.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of two Bute based Trustees to our board, Julie Christie and John Dickson.  Find out more on our website:

Sat-Art-Day is back! Join this free creative workshop for families on Saturday 27th January from 10:30-12:00 in our Learning Space at Mount Stuart. https://t.co/McwMpzX9qz

Have you booked your tickets yet for our first Talk & Supper Club of 2024? We can’t wait to welcome Professor Gerard Carruthers @GerardCarruthe2 back to Mount Stuart this Friday in celebration of Burns Night 📚 #BurnsNight Find out more here: 👇 https://t.co/gTSB6hb6Ub

Our next community discussion opportunity will take place on Wednesday 10 January from 9am to 12noon at Mount Stuart. To book an appointment, please email Fiona Hardie at fiona@mountstuart.com with a brief outline of what you’d like to discuss.

An amazing collection of historical engravings can be found in the Archive of the Bute Collection at Mount Stuart, including this etching ‘Caesar at Newmarket’ by the pioneering printer and publisher Mary Darly in 1757 🐎 #ExploreYourArchive #EYAHobbies

There’s so many treasures to find in archive collections, and the 3rd Marquess of Bute’s Papers is no exception! 🐦‍⬛ This pen & ink drawing is by H.W. Lonsdale and it depicts a fairy feeding hungry birds perched on the branches of a tree 🌲 #ExploreYourArchive #EYAArt

Prior to Horatio W. Lonsdale’s stunning cartoons being drawn up for Mount Stuart’s Zodiac Windows, scale watercolour designs were created 🌟 This drawing for the Sagittarius window is only 17cm high by 5cm wide, and drawn to 3/4 inch scale #ExploreYourArchive #EYASmall

This cartoon represents Sagittarius and is part of Mount Stuart’s Marble Hall Zodiac Windows: 1 of 24 designs created by Horatio W. Lonsdale in the late 1880s ✨ Each cartoon spans an amazing 292cm in height and showcases Lonsdale’s remarkable skill #ExploreYourArchive #EYABig

We visited Mount Stuart to learn about the history of the house and grounds, and to meet with Dylan, this year's Emerging Artist in Residence at Mount Stuart. Dylan's project focuses on tactile engagement, and it was fantastic to speak with Dylan about his project.

Yesterday, I was pleased to visit Rothesay Joint Campus, @mountstuart and @RothesayPav alongside @jenni_minto. 👇🏼 See below for details of our visits.

We are recruiting a Rural Operations Manager to be based at Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute - find out more on our website

We are delighted to open the House & Gardens in the vicinity of the House on Sunday 22nd October, but please be aware that our wider Policies will remain closed following Storm Babet yesterday. Tickets can be purchased at the Round-house and our Cafe will be open as usual too 🍁

Due to the impact of Storm Babet, Mount Stuart House, Gardens, Roundhouse and Cafe will be closed on Saturday 21st October. The situation is under review and we will update our website and social media channels tomorrow regarding Sunday 22nd October 🍁

Visit @MS_VisualArts for more details on how to view Sekai Machache’s new exhibition, Svikiro, at Mount Stuart until 29 August ✨

Join us this weekend for Sekai Machache’s new exhibition Svikiro, opening 2nd September. Tickets available here: https://t.co/EXY1SAXLJv

Delighted to be welcoming @ScotLandEstates and its members to Mount Stuart today.

Art reviews: @wordsmansfield on Monster Chetwynd @mountstuart, Pinkie Maclure @CCA_Glasgow, Nicolas Party and Cathy Wilkes @TMIGLA and Jala Wahid @tramway https://t.co/LWckfyecZW

Join us on 28 July for an evening celebration to mark the 20th anniversary of the discovery of the 4th Marquess and Marchioness of Bute’s 1905 wedding film - one of the earliest wedding films in the UK! 🎥 https://t.co/WJdHKDOCZU

We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for our Emerging Artist Residency. Focused on socially engaged practice, this opportunity is aimed at artists in the early stages of their careers. The deadline for applications is 17 July 2023.