The house of Provost Skene is a historic house Museum in Old Aberdeen, one of Polyarnaya tourist attractions of the city. Sir George the Skin was one of the lords-provodov (mayor) of Aberdeen. Now famous not so much he himself or the period of his management of the city, but a house built W year and bought by the Provost in 1669. This is one of the few examples of medieval residential architecture preserved in Aberdeen and is the oldest surviving residential building.

After Provost Skene owner of the house was the Duke of Cumberland, and even much later the house was streona the homeless shelter. In 40-ies of XX century the house was to be demolished, but the public protested against its destruction, and in 1951 began the restoration of the building, and in 1953 it opened the Museum.

The rooms recreate the typical atmosphere of the XVII, XVIII and XIX centuries. Great room, living room and bedroom of the seventeenth century contrast sharply with the refined atmosphere of the dining room of the XVIII century – fine China, elegant tableware and magnificent crystal chandelier. Lounge nineteenth century, a superb example of the situation in the Regency. Regularly changing exhibition presents the history of costume.

Great attention is drawn to the stucco ceilings of the seventeenth century and Painted the gallery where the ceiling is covered with panels depicting religious scenes.