Tag Archives: museum
Oh the places we will go…
Happy new year to all our lovely readers! So, this morning, to ease everyone back into work, I asked people in the Museums Office: Which was your favourite museum you visited in 2012, and where would you love to visit … Continue reading
Work experience
Hello my name is Murray and I have just completed my work experience with the East lothian council museum service, which I have thoroughly enjoyed and believe has been of great use to me. As the title suggests work experience is when … Continue reading
Opening Day at the John Gray Centre
Primary school visitors at the John Gray Centre Well, we are now – at long last! – actually open! We had an excellent and truly enjoyable day on Friday, which kicked off with 90 (yes, 90!) children from King’s … Continue reading
A warm Glow-y update for winter!
We had a lovely Christmas lunch yesterday with staff and volunteers from our 6 different museums – Prestongrange, John Muir’s Birthplace, Dunbar Town House, Musselburgh Museum, the John Gray Centre and North Berwick. Dunbar Town House and the John Gray Centre … Continue reading
Work Experience
Hello, my name is Kallan and I have been doing work experience at East Lothian Council Museum Service for the past week. Work experience is when a pupil from a school goes out to work for a week just to see what … Continue reading
Quite literally, Lights Out Doors Open
So last weekend was Lights Out, Doors Open weekend at our museums. On Friday evening in Musselburgh we had around 30 visitors join us in the darkness to explore the museum with their torches. Families were challenged to complete a … Continue reading
Working with Schools in East Lothian
It’s nearly the October holidays – can you believe it already?! I’ve been in to visit Pencaitland Primary this week to do a Victorian washday. It was fun but hectic! I thought I would show you some of the things … Continue reading
Are you sitting comfortably…
Then I’ll begin. We had a Fairytales Day at Prestongrange at the end of July. It was such a lovely day and quite reasonable to put on – we had a 7 dwarves trail (7 gnomes bought from local pound … Continue reading
The Mystery of Cheona and the JGC
I thought it was time to give a quick update on the John Gray Centre. You might have noticed, if you live or work in Haddington, that there is some activity happening outside the planned location on Lodge Street. Archaeological … Continue reading