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Table Saw

October Holiday Family Fun – Inventions!

29 Sep 2018
What does John Muir have in common with Wallace and Gromit? They both invented a machine to get them out... Read More
Table Saw

An Ingenious Whittler – John Muir The Inventor

14 Aug 2018
Our ever-popular temporary exhibition returns celebrating the amazing machines that John Muir invented to make life easier.  His designs included clocks... Read More

Certificate of Excellence!

30 May 2018
Thank you to all our lovely visitors who have taken time to review their visit on TripAdvisor and help us... Read More
Keith - Hetch Hetchy side canyon

William Keith and John Muir: Kindred Souls

28 Mar 2018
Curated by Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace, the theme of the exhibition is the life of artist William Keith and his... Read More
Keith - Hetch Hetchy side canyon

William Keith and John Muir: Kindred Souls

28 Mar 2018
Our next exhibition due to open in 1 April 2018 will be curated by Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace. The theme... Read More
JMA21 exhibition

John Muir Award – 21 Years On

14 Feb 2018
The public launch of the John Muir Award took place at Dunbar Leisure Pool on 26 February 1997. Twenty-one years later... Read More
John Muir Signature

First Editions on Display

18 Jan 2018
Some time ago, ‘Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace’ were gifted a first edition copy of John Muir’s first book ‘Mountains... Read More

Interesting Comments

11 Jan 2018
On cold, damp January days, when visitor numbers are not quite reaching the heady numbers we can see in the... Read More

Festive Opening Hours 2017

08 Dec 2017
Merry Christmas to all our visitors, and we hope you have a happy and healthy 2018! John Muir’s Birthplace will... Read More
Craig McDearmid

Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year

30 Nov 2017
We are delighted to be hosting images from the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year once again. This ever popular... Read More
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Recent News

John Muir’s Birthplace is open as usual!
15 May 2025
April at John Muir’s Birthplace
10 Apr 2025
Service update – early closure 19th March
19 Mar 2025
High Street road closure Monday 10th March – Wednesday 12th March
07 Mar 2025
A Stitch in Time
05 Feb 2025

John Muir’s Birthplace

126 High Street
Dunbar
East Lothian
EH42 1JJ
Scotland

01368 865 899

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Mon & Tue: Closed

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