Dunbar Town House

Harvest of the Sea

Until 2010

For centuries, by the very nature of their position, the people of Dunbar relied on the sea and its harvest for their livelihood. Here we invite you to celebrate the relationship between our town and the sea. Due to the imminent closure of the Town House for refurbishment in late 2009, the 10-year anniversary of this popular exhibition will be a way of looking forward to the future, whilst celebrating the past.

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John Muir’s Birthplace

 25th June - 13th December 2009

A Scotchman Comes Home

John Muir’s Homecoming Journey, 1893

A Scotchman Comes Home links the world of Scottish diaspora with the desire of those of Scottish ancestry to revisit their roots. Focussed on the emigrant John Muir our exhibition for Homecoming Scotland 2009 goes back in time to Muir’s only return visit to Scotland in 1893.

Find out about Muir’s journey through Scotland, England and Europe as a tourist and sample the memories that he shared with friends and relatives visited during the trip.

Opening hours are on our home page. Admission free.

Prestongrange Museum

East Lothian and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

‘East Lothian and the Transatlantic Slave Trade’ will run at Prestongrange between 4th April – 31st October 2009.

This exhibition will explore the links that East Lothian as a County had with the Transatlantic Slave Trade. It will focus on the Wedderburn family at Inveresk and their slaving connections, through the stories of slaves, Robert Wedderburn and Joseph Knight. It will also explore the parallels between the lives of Scottish Miners and Chattel Slaves.

See our Transatlantic Slave Trade Resource page for further details of East Lothian's connections to the trade.