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Provost Skene's HouseHome > Attractions > Provost Skene's House
Dating from 1545, Provost Skene's House is one of Aberdeen's few surviving examples of early burgh architecture. It now houses an attractive series of period room settings, recalling the elegant furnishings of earlier times from the 17th century Great Hall, Parlour and Bedroom to the 18th century Bedroom and Georgian Dining Room, as well as a Nursery recreated from the late 19th century. Step back in time in Provosts Skene's house. See how fashions and lifestyles have changed over the past 400 years and marvel at the Painted Gallery.
Provost is the term for a town mayor in Scotland. Provost Skene's House was named after one of its owners, Sir George Skene. He was a wealthy merchant and Provost of Aberdeen from 1676 to 1685. The House is one of Aberdeen's few surviving examples of early burgh architecture. It has seen life as a wealthy merchant's townhouse, a home to the most influential man in town, Provost Skene and a billet for troops during the Jacobite Rebellion. It was later used as a public lodging house, narrowly escaping demolition in the 1930s. The building was saved by a successful campaign and the House was opened as a museum in 1953 by the Queen Mother.
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