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East Lothian Vision 2040: Climate Creativity

09 Apr 2025
East Lothian Vision 2040: Climate Creativity is an East Lothian Climate Hub exhibition of inspiring artwork, stories and poems on... Read More

New schools resource up and running

07 Feb 2023
We are grateful to Museums Galleries Scotland for a grant which has allowed us to produce a series of films outlining... Read More
Maths Week Logo

Counting down to Maths Week

23 Sep 2021
East Lothian Museum Service is delighted to have received funding this year from Maths Week Scotland. In John Muir’s Birthplace... Read More
Summer Reading Challenge leaflet

Summer Challenge – Week 1

28 Jun 2021
This Year, for the first time East Lothian Council Museums are joining up with East Lothian Libraries to bring you a series of Summer Challenges.

January Lockdown

05 Jan 2021
In line with the latest Scottish Government Announcement, John Muir’s Birthplace will remain closed for the month of January, and... Read More

Weekly Q&A Session

23 Apr 2020
Something we are really missing at the moment are our lovely visitors. Our museum assistants love the varied and sometimes... Read More

Weekly Q&A Session

23 Apr 2020
Something we are really missing at the moment are our lovely visitors. Our museum assistants love the varied and sometimes... Read More

John Muir’s Birthplace reaches 200,000 Visitors!

04 Mar 2020
Cherry Trees Nursery helped John Muir’s Birthplace celebrate our 200,000th visitor today (Wed 4th March 2020), along with Chair of... Read More

John Muir in the French Pyrenees!

21 Mar 2019
We are delighted to be showing a powerpoint exhibition about John Muir and the origin of the first American National... Read More

Winter Hours

29 Sep 2018
From Monday 1 October 2018 John Muir’s Birthplace will move to our winter opening hours of Wednesday – Saturday 10am... 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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Opening Times

Wed – Sat: 10am – 5pm
Sun: 1pm – 5pm
Mon & Tue: Closed

Last entry 30 minutes before close.

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