Summer Challenge – Week 1
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.
Summer Challenge – Week 2 Shelters and Dams
Welcome to week 2 of our Summer challenges, we would love to see your poems and writing about tress from week 1! This week we are thinking about shelters and dams. Are they good or bad for wildlife? We challenge you to build your own indoor or outdoor shelter and send us your photos.
Summer Challenge – Week 3 – Bees!
For week 3 of our Summer challenge - we are looking at Bees. Almost 90% of wildflowers and 75% of global crops rely on animal pollination. that means the one third of our food supply relies on natural pollinators such as bees. If you find a bumblebee which appears to be struggling, it may be... Read More
Summer Challenge – Week 4 – Eco-Campaign!
Summer Challenge week 4. How is it going - don't forget to send us your bee drinking station photos from last week. This week we challenge you to follow in the footsteps of John Muir, and design a poster for an eco-cause you are passionate about. Are you tired of cars sitting outside your school... Read More
Summer Challenge Week 5 – Reducing Car Journeys
Summer Challenge week 5, this week we are challenging you, not to make something, but to change your behaviour in a way that helps the environment. The average family car produces 310g of CO2 into the air for each mile they drive. We would like to challenge everyone to reduce their carbon footprint by reducing... Read More
Summer Challenge Week 6 – Plastic!
We have reached the last of our 6 Summer Challenges! How did you get on reducing your car journeys last week? this week we are looking at plastic pollution. 88% of the ocean surface is polluted with plastic, but even more surprisingly this only accounts for 1% of ocean plastic waste! 700 species are at... Read More
Water-way; Following the Papana Water to Belhaven Bay
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomAn exhibition of paintings and poetry included in a limited edition book by Anna Davis with a film by Eric Fernandez-Baca Manning. Anna Davis is an artist who has lived in East Lothian for the past twenty years. The exhibition is an exploration of the East Lothian landscape through paintings, drawings and writing. Anna has... Read More
What’s so special about bogs?
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomWhat's so special about bogs? We're very excited about our new peatlands exhibition from the John Muir Trust which promises to provide all the answers! The exhibition is open from 1st - 28th August, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm. As always, admission is free! Take a virtual squelch around their fun guide to peatlands. Discover more... Read More
Free November drop-in crafts
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomDid you know that we have drop-in craft activities running throughout winter? You can find them in our temporary exhibition space on the ground floor. They are free and, as part of our Green Tourism commitment, as sustainable as we can make them. This month we were feeling inspired by our current exhibition, the Leaves of Auchencraw.... Read More
Leaves of Auchencraw
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United Kingdom"It is my challenge and my pleasure every time I print to see where the journey takes me. With this exhibition I invite you to join me on my journey: Leaves of Auchencraw. Every day, from spring to autumn, I have wandered and walked Auchencraw and the local area picking just enough leaves for printing... Read More
