Museums
Museums are a warm place with a friendly face
Free to visit, they have regularly changing craft activities suitable for children and families as well as temporary exhibitions and reference books available to browse and read.
John Gray Centre (Museum) 15 Lodge Street, Haddington, EH41 3DX.
Thursday and Friday 10am to 1pm, 2pm to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 1pm, 2pm to 4pm.
John Muir's Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar, EH42 1JJ.
Wednesday – Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 1pm to 5pm.
Dunbar Town House Museum & Gallery High Street, Dunbar, EH42 1ER.
Saturday 2pm to 4pm courtesy of Dunbar and District History Society volunteers.
Random Acts of Kindness
A group exhibition following a series of creative workshops in late summer and autumn that explored RECONNECT RESPECT RESTORE. Our use of earth’s resources is wreaking havoc, we must tread more softly.
Nature journals, plant able books and botanical papermaking, nature writing, cyanotype & mono printing with nature, creative books inspired by nature and the oak tree’s community explored through natural dyeing, felting, spinning and stitching.
The exhibition is on until Sunday 26 January.
John Muir’s Birthplace, High Street, Dunbar, EH42 1JJ. Admission free.
Climate Crafty Christmas workshops
Be Creative, Have Fun – make stars, angels, all things merry and bright with old books.
Friday 6 December 2 to 4pm. John Muir’s Birthplace, High Street, Dunbar, EH42 1JJ. Suggested donation £3.
Booking essential by calling 01368 865899 or email museumseast@eastlothian.gov.uk
Ukraine/Scotland – Land Art & Photography Exhibition
John Gray Centre, 15 Lodge Street, Haddington, EH41 3DX
Open until 25 January 2025. Opening times at www.johngraycentre.org
LAND is the focus of this exhibition and what it means to people when it is the land of their birth, their own country. Many Ukrainians, for the time being, have settled in Scotland. As a group of artists both Ukrainian and Scottish, we wanted to record this brief moment in history and celebrate the connection between the two countries. We celebrate the land with photography, painting, print, drawing and some small sculpture. Although the conflict continues there is still the need to enjoy the beauty of the landscape of each country, a subject which has inspired artist for centuries. Group exhibition curated by Cathy Bell.
Find out more here
Images: Top L-R photograph by Vika Yasynska and Bass Rock by David Hutchison. Bottom L-R Land by Cathy Bell and Saturation by Ira Andreichuk.
Working Lives
Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery, Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery, High Street, Dunbar EH42 1ER
October to March, Saturdays 2 to 4pm
Display open courtesy of Dunbar and District History Society. Free admission but donations welcome.
Dunbar’s Town House or Tolbooth is more than 400 years old and touched the lives of many people. Through the Town Council, Police Station, Library, Registrars, Tourist Information, Housing Office, MP and MSP Office, Museum and many more!
Do you know someone who worked here? Have you been to a wedding here? The team would love to hear your stories and see your photos. Email museumseast@eastlothian.gov.uk
Step back in time as we help you discover the hidden past of this iconic building.