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Bowl-ed Over by BBC’s History of the World!

 I’ve jumped blogs this week to be a ‘guest blogger’ – not a very attractive title, I know. This blog is being simultaneously posted on both this and Museums Galleries Scotland’s blog.   Recently, we were lucky enough to have one … Continue reading

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Social Media Stuff – Facebook and all that

 Talking to various museums people at a conference recently, it’s interesting the amount who haven’t started using social networking sites as yet, or indeed the wider internet in general. I thought I’d just remind people of what we’ve done and what’s worked well… We … Continue reading

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Work in East Lothian Council Museums

It seems to me that the relationship between East Lothian Council Museums and their communities, Dunbar, Musselburgh and Prestonpans is very close. Museum services can be beneficial to the development of communities in different ways, for example, educational functions (loan box delivery … Continue reading

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European Visitors Enjoy Scones Shocker!

   On Monday and Tuesday (30th-31st March), I had 6 Italians and 3&1/2 Hungarians visiting Dunbar as part of a EU funded project on collecting family photographs. The 1/2 refers to the son of Viki, one of the main organisers, who … Continue reading

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