The Ground Floor galleries focus on World War One and include:

A family at a nitrating pan on display in The Devil's Porridge Museum.

  • Life in the Trenches
  • An exploration of the Quintinshill Rail Disaster
  • State Management of Alcohol
  • H.M. Factory Gretna
  • Life in the townships
  • The Women’s Police Service

Our First Floor galleries continue the story of conflict in our region by looking at World War Two and the Cold War, including:

A visitor sat listening to a video in the Chapelcross section of The Devil's Porridge Museum.

  • Evacuees’ experiences in Dumfries and Galloway
  • A 1940s house
  • The bombing of Gretna in 1941
  • RAF Annan
  • Land Girls and Broom Lassies
  • Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station

We also have a changing programme of exhibitions throughout the year so there is always something new to see.

Find out what our current exhibition is by clicking here>

Explore the museum through our virtual reality tour

Please be aware that this virtual reality tour was created prior to 2020, so some areas of The Devil’s Porridge Museum have changed.

We are looking to update this virtual reality tour, when we have the resources available to do so.

In the meantime, you can find a more up to date version of what to expect from your visit by reading: