Weekend Family Fun – To a Mouse
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomJohn Muir was a huge fan of Robert Burns and always carried a book of his poems on his 'saunterings'. 25 January is Burns' Day. Celebrate one of his most famous poems by making your own mouse finger puppet to take away. Impress friends and family by learning some of the lines to the poem... Read More
Weekend Family Fun – Calypso Borealis
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomJohn was very excited when he found a rare orchid, the Calypso Borealis. Drop in to read John's account of this exciting find and to make your very own rare orchid to take home.
Weekend Family Fun – Calypso Borealis
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomJohn was very excited when he found a rare orchid, the Calypso Borealis. Drop in to read John's account of this exciting find and to make your very own rare orchid to take home.
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!
