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February 2019
School Holiday Family Fun – Valentine cards
At this time of year all thoughts turn to those we love! Why not stop by and make your own Valentine cards showing the things John Muir loved most in his life and the things you love.
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‘Silva’ by Chris Thomas
We are delighted to present ‘Silva: a meditation on trees and woods in eleven photographs’ by photographer Chris Thomas. 20th February – 24th March. Humankind has had an intimate relationship with trees and woodland since the days of our earliest ancestors – on the one hand, practical and prosaic, on another, a deeply-felt sense of their intrinsic value as living things, expressed spiritually by some. The importance of trees and woodland as part of a sustainable, richly-biodiverse and resilient future…
Find out more »Weekend Family Fun – Butterfly clips
It's feeling almost spring-like now! Celebrate and pop in to our family drop-in craft anytime and make a lovely butterfly clip to take home and use. Do let us know about the butterflies you see in your garden or around the parks. Suggested donation £1.
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Weekend Family Fun – get to know a tree!
To sit alongside the beautiful images in our new exhibition 'Silva' by Chris Thomas, come along and have a go at some tree-based crafty fun! Take bark rubbings, match wood to leaves and think about all the creatures and flowers that make trees their home!
Find out more »RSPB Activity Day
On Saturday 9th March John Muir’s Birthplace is welcoming the RSPB — the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe. They have over a million members and together they help to give nature a home. Although they're the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, they help lots of other wildlife too — making ideal habitats for birds also benefits other creatures. Come along from 10.30am until 4pm to do some wildlife activities and find out how you can give nature…
Find out more »John Muir in the French Pyrenees
A powerpoint exhibition about John Muir and the origin of the first American National Parks in the French Pyrenees! The panels of this exhibition were done last school year by nine sixteen-year-old pupils from Jean Dupuy High School in Tarbes with the help of a history and geography teacher and myself. Tarbes is situated in the south west of France, very near to the Pyrenees National Park. I have been teaching English in this school for three years. Being a…
Find out more »Weekend Family Fun – get to know a tree!
To sit alongside the beautiful images in our new exhibition 'Silva' by Chris Thomas, come along and have a go at some tree-based crafty fun! Take bark rubbings, match wood to leaves and think about all the creatures and flowers that make trees their home!
Find out more »April 2019
John Muir, Writer
In 2014 Dunbar-born John Muir, botanist, geologist, explorer, mountaineer and conservationist, became the 38th Scot to be commemorated in Writers’ Court in Edinburgh. His flagstone carries the words: “I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature’s loveliness.” Muir was convinced that only then would folk protect the environment. Muir sought to persuade people through his writings - letters, journals, articles for newspapers and magazines, and twelve books. The quill pen became his sword in the battle…
Find out more »Easter Holiday Fun! – Make Your Own Graphic Novel
To celebrate our new exhibition, John Muir, Writer, we invite children and families of all ages to drop in and draw your own graphic novel telling the story of John Muir and Stickeen's adventures in Alaska! This free activity is available throughout our opening times from 1 - 22 April, and we would love for you to share your work with us on our facebook and twitter feeds, John Muir's Birthplace and @JM_Birthplace
Find out more »RSPB Activity Day
On Monday 8th April John Muir’s Birthplace is welcoming the RSPB — the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe. They have over a million members and together they help to give nature a home. Although they're the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, they help lots of other wildlife too — making ideal habitats for birds also benefits other creatures. Come along from 10.30am until 4pm to do some wildlife activities and find out how you can give nature…
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