School Holiday Family Fun – Valentine cards
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomAt 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.
‘Silva’ by Chris Thomas
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomWe 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... Read More
Weekend Family Fun – Butterfly clips
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomIt'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.
Weekend Family Fun – get to know a tree!
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomTo 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!
RSPB Activity Day
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomOn 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... Read More
John Muir in the French Pyrenees
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomA 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... Read More
Weekend Family Fun – get to know a tree!
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomTo 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!
John Muir, Writer
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomIn 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... Read More
Easter Holiday Fun! – Make Your Own Graphic Novel
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomTo 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... Read More
RSPB Activity Day
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomOn 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... Read More
