Events
Exhibition: Faces of Dunbar
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomAn exhibition by local photographer, Fraser Stewart. This exhibition is a range of my photographic work of the many facets of Dunbar. It is a study of the diverse communities within a small coastal town. Dunbar is surrounded by beautiful nature and is a joy to explore and live in. Yet it is the people... Read More
Exhibition: Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomOnce again we are delighted to be presenting John Muir Trust category winners from the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. This will be the 3rd year we have exhibited winners from this category, and the images are always breath-taking. this year the John Muir Trust prize was given the theme of 'Living Landscape',... Read More
Christmas Light Switch On!
We are excited be supporting the switch on Dunbar's amazing Christmas lights. We will be open until 6pm to help you keep warm while you wait for the big moment. Pop in for some Christmas shopping, we have some fabulous gift ideas all sustainably sourced within 30 miles of Dunbar. See the spectacular exhibition of... Read More
Winners: Dunbar 2020 Calendar Competition
FeaturedWe are delighted to bring you an exhibition of all the winning entries from our Dunbar 2020 Calendar Competition over the festive period. We have 12 beautiful images entered to our Facebook Competition and voted for by our online visitors. This exhibition was open to everyone to post favourite photos they had taken of Dunbar,... Read More
Weekend Family Fun
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomDays are still cold so why not make a snowflake to stick on our lovely winter scene showing John and Stickeen crossing the ice bridge. The Ice Bridge! If you would rather, you could also make a fridge magnet for the Dunbar Bear to take home, and find out what happened when John had... Read More
Weekend Family Fun
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomDays are still cold so why not make a snowflake to stick on our lovely winter scene showing John and Stickeen crossing the ice bridge. If you would rather, you could also make a fridge magnet for the Dunbar Bear to take home, and find out what happened when John had an 'Interview with... Read More
Exhibition: My Boyhood and Youth
FeaturedJohn Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomWe are offering another chance to see our exhibition My Boyhood and Youth, opening Wed 29 January and kicking off our #YCW2020 activities. Find out what life was like for John growing up in Dunbar in the mid 1800s. How did exploring the surrounding area, including the seashore, influence his later life? Open until 23... Read More
Weekend Family Fun – To a Mouse (or bear!)
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomJohn Muir was a huge fan of Robert Burns carried a copy of his poems everywhere he went. Make your own mouse finger puppet to take home. We also have a copy of 'To a Mouse' for you to read (or have read to you!) Alternatively, make a fridge magnet of the new 'Dunbar Bear'... Read More
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February Holiday Drop-In – John’s Animal Heroes!
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomJohn Muir recognised that we could learn a lot from the animal kingdom. Complete our trail around the Museum and receive some Scottish Wildlife Top Trumps if you get all the answers!
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Exhibition – Gardens of East Lothian
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomPhotographic exhibition by Sheila Sim. Over the next few days we hope to bring some of this exhibition to you virtually, please keep following our Facebook and Twitter feeds! East Lothian has a long and proud heritage of gardening, and has produced several horticultural pioneers. With its good climate and fertile soil, the county has... Read More
