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East Lothian Vision 2040: Spoken Word

09 Apr 2025
As part of their East Lothian Vision 2024: Climate Creativity exhibition, East Lothian Climate Hub are hosting a spoken word... Read More
john muir's birthplace dusk

Happy New Year!

06 Jan 2022
We are delighted that John Muir’s Birthplace is the only East Lothian Council Museum open throughout January. We are open... Read More
Call for exhibitions 2022

Exhibit with us!

30 Nov 2021
We would like to invite exhibitors from across the UK to be part of a ‘Climate Call to Action’. Combining... 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

Exhibition: My Boyhood and Youth

28 Jan 2020
We are offering another chance to see our exhibition My Boyhood and Youth, opening Wed 29 January and kicking off... Read More

Weekend Family Fun – Words, Words Words

31 May 2019
Sitting alongside our John Muir, Writer exhibition, we are exploring some of the words John used in his writing. Focussing... Read More

Weekend Family Fun – Words, Words, Words

31 May 2019
Sitting alongside our John Muir, Writer exhibition, we are exploring some of the words John used in his writing. Focussing... Read More

Weekend Family Fun – Words, Words, Words

31 May 2019
Sitting alongside our John Muir, Writer exhibition, we are exploring some of the words John used in his writing. Focussing... Read More

Calypso Borealis

30 Jan 2019
Our family activities for the next couple of weekends centre around Muir’s discovery of the Calypso Borealis while wandering through... Read More

Weekend Family Fun – Calypso Borealis

27 Jan 2019
John was very excited when he found a rare orchid, the Calypso Borealis. Drop in to read John’s account of... 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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Sun: 1pm – 5pm
Mon & Tue: Closed

Last entry 30 minutes before close.

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