The idea is that visitors will arrive at the museum with a photograph that demonstrates some connection with the town. The photograph will be scanned and the digitised copy will be stored on the computer. The donor will be invited to sign copyright over to Angus Council and the original will be returned.

A digital print of the image, with an explanatory note, will then be placed on the wall of the gallery complete with the name of the contributor. So anyone with an interesting photograph can become part of an exhibition.

It is hoped that as the days and weeks pass, the walls will fill with an interesting collage of Brechin past and present. The museum is particularly interested to see older images that help tell the story of the town's development and social history, but more contemporary images will be accepted also – after all, one day they too will be considered old photographs.

The exhibition, entitled Brechin: A History in Pictures will run until June, and hopefully will result in a sizeable photographic archive. Added to our existing collection, it will become an important resource for the Brechin Town House which has major expansion plans in the pipeline.

For further information please contact Jim Boon, galleries curator, on (01307) 473325