In 2007, 57,221 people visited the museum, compared to only 39,528 three years ago.

And with a massive boost in 2006 from a Jack Vettriano exhibition, the museum has continued to draw visitors in, with a number of great exhibitions and events.

Museum co-ordinator Dallas Mechan is very pleased with their continued success.

She said: "We are very happy that the figures are up once again, and I think there are a number of factors which contributed to our success.

"One of the high points of last year was the very popular 'Anne Frank + You' exhibition which began at the start of last year and drew in a lot of visitors, including school groups, which boosted our figures in January.

"However, we want to maintain this momentum and have a number of great events planned for this summer.

''We have a lot of visitors who come back regularly but there are many new faces coming through the doors too."

The museum is going back in time in July with a exhibition called 'Roman Holiday', which will showcase exciting hands-on features and events, including a visit from living history Roman re-enactment group, The Antonine Guard.

A number of other Fife tourist attractions noted a positive increase in numbers.

In 2007, 11,492 visitors passed through Aberdour Castle - 32 per cent more than in 2005.

Read the full story in this week's Fife Free Press.