Dundee Museum of Transport

16/10/2026

🚨🏛️ 16 DAYS TO GO — WE HAVE A MUSEUM TO MOVE! 🚨

The clock is ticking! ⏳

After 12 incredible years at Market Mews, Dundee Museum of Transport is preparing for one of the biggest challenges in its history — moving an entire museum!

Our volunteers are already hard at work behind the scenes, carefully preparing exhibits, equipment and collections for the next chapter at Maryfield Tram Depot.

And we’re doing all this while keeping our doors open for visitors for as long as possible! ❤️

You might notice things looking a little different over the coming days as preparations gather pace, but there’s still plenty to discover before we say goodbye on 31 October.

🚎 We need your support to help make this enormous move happen!

Every donation to our Crowdfunder helps towards the costs of moving out of Market Mews.

👉 Support our move: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-us-move-the-museum-to-maryfield

16 days left. Let’s make every one count! 💪

15/10/2026

🚨❤️ ONE LAST PUSH! JUST 17 DAYS TO GO! ❤️🚨

The countdown is officially on! ⏳

After 12 unforgettable years, Dundee Museum of Transport is preparing to say goodbye to Market Mews, with our final day taking place on Saturday 31 October 2026!

But we’re not finished just yet! 🚗🚎

There’s still time to explore our fascinating collection, experience our Oor Trams exhibition, and enjoy one final visit to the place we’ve called home for over a decade.

🏗️ And while we’re counting down, a huge task lies ahead!

Our dedicated volunteers are already working hard behind the scenes to prepare for our move to the historic Maryfield Tram Depot. Moving an entire museum is no small undertaking, and we need your support to help make it happen!

❤️ Our Crowdfunder is now live, and every contribution helps us take another step towards our new home.

👉 Support our move to Maryfield: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-us-move-the-museum-to-maryfield

There are three brilliant ways you can support us: come along for one last visit, make a donation to our Crowdfunder, or help spread the word by sharing our campaign!

17 days. One final farewell. And an exciting new chapter ahead. ❤️

Let’s give Market Mews the send-off it deserves! 🚎🏛️

14/10/2026

🏛️⏳❤️ Your final chance to visit Dundee Museum of Transport at Market Mews is getting closer.

Our current museum has been home to Dundee’s transport story for 12 years, but later this month we’ll close these doors for the final time.

There is still time to come back, explore the collection, experience Oor Trams and make one final visit before Market Mews becomes part of our history too.

📅 Final day: Saturday 31 October 2026.

14/10/2026

🚨One Last Push - 18 Days to Go! 🚨

There are just 18 days left to visit us before we close this chapter after 12 incredible years!

We’re celebrating our final days with 'RC Tankfest', bringing together the things we love: passion, enthusiasm and the people who bring their interests to life.

From our own collection to the incredible world of radio-controlled tanks, we’re celebrating the curiosity and dedication that make places like ours so special.

Come down, meet a fellow enthusiast, explore the models and visit us one more time before we take our next big step towards Maryfield. ❤️

13/10/2026

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🚋❤️🏛️ NEW FEATURE: After 12 wonderful years at Market Mews, Dundee Museum of Transport will close its doors on 31 October as preparations get underway for its exciting new home at the historic Maryfield Tram Depot, which is set to open in 2027!

But moving an entire museum is no small task! With around 7,000 historic objects, an incredible collection of vehicles and a new museum to prepare, the team faces an enormous challenge.

A £20,000 public appeal has now been launched to help cover the costs of packing, protecting and moving the collection, rather than the restoration of Maryfield itself.

This is a huge moment for one of Dundee’s much-loved attractions, and every little bit of support can make a difference! From donating £5 or £10 to simply sharing the appeal, Dundonians can help make this historic move a reality. Read the full feature below to discover what’s happening and how you can get involved!

13/10/2026

🚋🏙️❤️ Imagine standing on a Dundee street 70 years ago and hearing a tram approaching.

For generations of Dundonians, trams were simply part of everyday life — carrying people to work, into town and through communities across the city.

By the end of October 1956, that era was over.

Oor Trams: Dundee’s Tram Era Remembered brings that lost part of Dundee back into focus through photographs, objects and stories from the city’s tramways.

With the exhibition closing on 31 October, there isn’t long left to step back into Dundee’s tram era at Market Mews.

This exhibition is kindly supported by the Dundee Historic Environment Trust.

13/10/2026

One Last Push - 19 Days to Go! 🛻

🛞After 12 incredible years, we’re counting down to our final days at Market Mews — but we’re not slowing down just yet!

We’re already hard at work carefully moving parts of the museum out, while keeping our doors open for as long as possible. That means we’re giving ourselves just 30 days to get everything packed up and moved out! 💪

Please bear with us if things look a little messy over the coming weeks. Everything you see happening is being made possible by our brilliant volunteers, who are working incredibly hard behind the scenes to make this move happen.

A huge thank you to everyone who has sent messages of support and offered vehicles, equipment and a helping hand. It means so much to us, and we’ll be in touch with those who have offered their support as we work out exactly what we need.

We still have a lot to do, and every little bit of help makes a difference. If you’d like to support us through this enormous undertaking, please consider donating to our Crowdfunder to help cover the costs of the move.

❤️ Help us get to Maryfield: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-us-move-the-museum-to-maryfield

We’ve got 19 days left with you at Market Mews, and we intend to make every one count. Thank you for being part of the last 12 years — and the next chapter still to come!

11/10/2026

❤️📸🏛️ Twelve years. Thousands of visitors. Countless memories.

Since opening at Market Mews, Dundee Museum of Transport has grown enormously - but now it’s almost time to say goodbye to the place we’ve called home.

There are only three weeks remaining to visit the museum at Market Mews before we close on 31 October.

11/10/2026

One Last Push – 21 Days to Go!

🚜 RC Tank Fest starts TODAY! 🪖

Join us until 16 October to discover a fantastic collection of radio-controlled 1/6 and 1/16 tanks!

See the models, learn about the detail and engineering that goes into them, and chat with the enthusiasts who are passionate about modelling and transport. Each day brings different information and activities to explore.

For the best chance of seeing the models in action and chatting with their owner, drop by on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday!

Come along, get curious and share in the passion! 💚

10/10/2026

🚜 RC TANKFEST STARTS TOMORROW! 💥

Our final temporary show at Market Mews is rolling in! Join us from 11–16 October for a chance to explore a fantastic privately held collection of 1/6 and 1/16 scale tank models, military vehicles and detailed military scenes.

This is about more than tanks — it’s about the passion, creativity and craftsmanship behind the models, and the people who love building, tinkering and bringing them to life.

The collection’s owner will be on hand each day to share the stories behind the models, talk all things military modelling and show you what makes these miniature machines so impressive. Every day will be different, and there may even be some tank battles along the way! 👀