Tag Archives: Musselburgh

Our 2012 – a review…

Posted on December 19, 2012 by sarah

It’s been quite a year in museums, opening 2 new museums, and running our other 3 alongside them for the first time. We’ve also undergone a service review, seen jobs change and new staff come on board. So all in … Continue reading →

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Work experience

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Guest

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 →

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Welcome to Festival of Museums weekend!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by sarah

You join us at a rather tense moment, those few hours before our programme of events kicks off across the weekend. I really hope this weather won’t put people off coming out to join us for Festival of Museums! Festival … Continue reading →

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And now we are FIVE!

Posted on March 28, 2012 by sarah

Well, as of this Friday we will have 5 venues open! How exciting!! As you can imagine this week has been absolutely manic trying to get everything ready for the opening of Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery and the John Gray … Continue reading →

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And there April goes…

Posted on May 3, 2011 by sarah

Well, I don’t know about you all but for us in Museums April was a really quick month. It started rather well with the opening of the new museum in Musselburgh. Inside Musselburgh Museum It’s a really lovely, very modern … Continue reading →

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Dance Your Family Back in Time!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by sarah

Well, April’s been a short month, hasn’t it?! We have some really exciting events coming up which I hope you’ll come along to. Especially if your children have been looking at the 1960s, World War Two, or the 1980s as their topic in school. … Continue reading →

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Rewriting history at Inveresk?

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Helen

Roman altars found at Musselburgh – first ever evidence that the Mithras cult travelled this far north! Continue reading →

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Your top objects of the last decade

Posted on December 18, 2009 by sarah

 As the ‘noughties’ draw to a close, it’s time to look back over the last 10 years. Do you remember the Millenium bug which was going to wipe out all computers? Or the Sydney Olympics? Unbelievably that was 10 years … Continue reading →

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Gandhi Comes to East Lothian!

Posted on September 28, 2009 by sarah

 And it’s not even a trick title! Arun Manilal Gandhi is the fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi. As part of Black History Month 2009, Arun Gandhi is visiting the Brunton on 12th October and delivering a talk on his views … Continue reading →

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Museums for Musselburgh and North Berwick

Posted on November 6, 2008 by sarah

The Options Appraisals and Business Plans for Musselburgh and North Berwick have now been released for public viewing. They look at the best options for re-opening the museum in North Berwick and establishing a new museum in Musselburgh. The consultants, Jura, … Continue reading →

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