Timespan

Cultural organisation in Helmsdale, a village in the very north east of Scotland. Local, global and planetary ambitions to weaponise culture for social change.

[Museums Association @MuseumsAssoc]

Opportunity | Join our 2026 conference panel 👥

We're looking for people to join the panel that will shape next year's Museums Association conference, which will take place in Birmingham on 2-5 November 2026.

Support the development of Conference 2026: https://t.co/I44MmHcEhJ

[Timespan @Timespan]

Timespan’s redevelopment project has been featured by @MuseumID !
@ggregnanin , our Director and Curator, speaks about the radical redevelopment of Timespan led by ASSEMBLE & Office Corr Higgins and our ambition of re-shaping cultural spaces collectively.
https://t.co/txKhOcVtL0

[Timespan @Timespan]

In Involvo (2024) @JoanneRCoates disrupts the aestheticisation of working-class women in archives. She reenacts the Herring Girls' practice of bandaging their hands to soothe the cuts caused by handling cutag knives at high speed.

📍Visit Red Herring
Open daily 10-5, free

[Timespan @Timespan]

@JoanneRCoates "Triangulation" (2025) captures these themes overlaying images referring to the imperial networks of extraction to evoke the scale of the fishing industry tied to the West Indies. Yet the bandaged hand foregrounds the physical realities of the gutting labour.

[Timespan @Timespan]

Many local families trace their lineage to the #GuttingGirls who passed through #Helmsdale, making the #exhibition Red Herring by @JoanneRCoates both a reflection on global histories and an account of lived local experiences.

📍Red Herring open everyday 10-5
Free entry

[Caught by the River @tweetbytheriver]

Red Herring, a new @JoanneRCoates exhibition at @Timespan, explores overlooked histories of women’s labour through the legacy of the Herring Girls — an itinerant all-female workforce central to the fishing industry in the 18th-20th centuries https://t.co/QZVP3vFHLA

[Timespan @Timespan]

Exciting to see Red Herring featured on @BBCWomansHour

The exhibition is open everyday 10-5 as always free!

[BBC Woman's Hour @BBCWomansHour]

Who were the Herring Girls who gutted, cured & packed the fish for export from the British Isles in the 19th & early 20th century?

Artist & farm labourer Joanne Coates has dredged up their stories for an exhibition, Red Herring, @timespan in Scotland. She joins @bbcnuala ⬇️

[Timespan @Timespan]

We are thrilled to announce we were awarded @CreativeScots Multi Year Funding!

We were recognised for our holistic cultural approach of tackling local issues with a global perspective!

Thank you for believing in our vision: stay tuned for exciting news ahead!✨️

[The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland @HeritageFundSCO]

Do you know Timespan in North East Scotland?
History, art, archaeology and more as the past meets the future.

Thanks to #NationalLOttery players we're supporting a reimagining of @Timespan

Find out more ⬇️

[Timespan @Timespan]

Assemble & Office Corr Higgins will lead our building redevelopment project!
They will reimagine Timespan as an #accessible & #sustainable museum through an engagement-led & ecologically responsible feasibility study.
Find out more https://t.co/udXIuC9qpr
@RIASmembership

[Timespan @Timespan]

Over the past few years, it has been increasingly difficult to deal with inadequate storage, mould issues, & limited accessibility for volunteers and the public. Jeanette @HLHsocial helped us surveyed the collections & do some remedial cleaning & repacking for the renovation.

[Timespan @Timespan]

Excited to announced we got awarded funds from @Aimuseums, @UkNatArchives & @GEBFoundation to improve our collection storage facilities to care for our precious objects and improve the working environments for our volunteers.

[Timespan @Timespan]

Calling all young creatives in Scotland. Apply by Oct 31st to be part of Mediterranea 20 #YoungArtists #Biennale "Borderless" curated by @Bjcem to present your work in Nova Gorica- Gorizia. Open to a variety of practitioners apply today https://t.co/deyZKDgqGQ

[Timespan @Timespan]

Part of @MH_arts we are thrilled to host the multimedia performance "Held on The High Wire" on Oct 25th from 7pm. Join us for this performance exploring sudden disability, resilience, chosen families, love and transformation.
@sca_net

[Timespan @Timespan]

Massive congrats @HannaTuulikki for being nominated for an Ivor Novello Awards in Best Sound Art category for "the birds that never flew" currently exhibited at Timespan as part of "We Move As A Murmuration."
@HistEnvScot @ArtsHeritage @TheIvors @PRSforMusic @BBCRadio3

[Timespan @Timespan]

Now Matt Barnes from @MorayFirthCP has now compiled a beautiful report about Helmsdale litter survey. You can check it out here:
https://t.co/IggVS9OjKV

[Timespan @Timespan]

It's a wrap for a wonderful weekend of activities with @MorayFirthCP! We learnt about seals & had a successful #beachclean: the first to include Helmsdale's shore in the national #litter survey, giving us important data.
Till next event!♻️
@HIClimateHub @SutherlandCPlan

[Timespan @Timespan]

Timespan Community Cinema returns Oct 19th 11AM- 1PM, with a free screening of Artifishal (2019). Supported by @takeoneaction, it explores the fight for the future of wild fish & the environment that supports them.
@HIClimateHub @SutherlandCPlan @screenscots

[Timespan @Timespan]

The Spooky Walk is back Oct 24th at 6:30 for our brave children & #youngpeople. Join us in front of Timespan to discover the spooky myths and stories of the village in a spine chilling walk! 🎃👻
@HighlandYAH

[Timespan @Timespan]

It's a wrap for a wonderful weekend of activities with @MorayFirthCP! We learnt about seals & had a successful #beachclean: the first to include Helmsdale's shore in the national #litter survey, giving us important data.
Till next event!♻️
@HIClimateHub @SutherlandCPlan

[Timespan @Timespan]

Join us and @MorayFirthCP for two days of talks & events:
🦭Fri 11th 7pm free talk about the #seals of the Moray Firth
♻️Sat 12th 10:30 #beachclean & marine litter survey

@HIClimateHub @ClimateHeritage #ClimateActionNow
#recollection