June 2025

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New Exhibitions

The Art of Balance in Nature

Exhibition as part of the European Land Art Festival & Stone Stacking Championships 2025.

11 June to 27 July

John Muir’s Birthplace, High Street, Dunbar, EH42 1JJ.

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Far from the 'Floating World' an exhibition by Kenneth Wilson

16 May to 22 June

Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery, High Street, Dunbar EH42 1ER.

Kennet Wilson

Following where the rocks lead; permanence and change. Paintings, prints and sculpture influenced by geology.


Exhibitions - James Burnet Munro (1925 – 1990)

James (Jim) Burnet Munro was a noted Artist, Sculptor, Musician and Educator who was born and brought up in Fisherrow.

Two exhibitions - one in the John Gray Centre and one in the Musselburgh Museum - shine a light on his talents and legacy. 

Creative Journey - A Hundred Years of Family Creativity

15 May to 16 August

John Gray Centre (Museum) 15 Lodge Street, Haddington, EH41 3DX.

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An exhibition celebrating James' centenary, eight artists from his extended family present paintings, music, sculpture, prints, photography and film from their own diverse creative practices alongside James' work. Each of the artists was trained and some have worked at Edinburgh College of Art from the 1930s to 2025.

James Burnet Munro, Nancy Munro Curran, Alex Munro, Kenny Munro, Gordon Munro, Sheena Watson, Jane Hyslop, Kerry Watson and Rosalind Thomson.

A public trail accompanies the exhibition. www.jamesbmunroartist.co.uk


The Jim Munro Combo

Musselburgh Museum’s current exhibition also commerorates James through his music.

The American jazz music scene of the 1940s heavily influenced the music making and bands in which he played. The Jim Munro Combo was recorded by Tom Renouf in Musselburgh, Scotland in 1958. Jim picked some of Scotland's top musicians to play in his combo, in and around Edinburgh and Musselburgh.

Exhibition runs until 14 June. Open 10.30am – 4pm Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.  

Musselburgh Museum, 65 High St, Musselburgh EH21 7BZ.

Jim Munroe


Events

Wee Wednesdays

Prestongrange Museum, Morrison’s Haven, Prestonpans, EH32 9RX.

Wee Wednesdays

Wednesday mornings at Prestongrange Museum, 10 to 10.30am, Bookbug for 0 to 5s and their parents/carers, no charge. Followed by craft activity, £1 per child.


East Lothian Council Museums:

John Gray Centre (Museum)

15 Lodge Street, Haddington, EH41 3DX
Thursday and Friday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
Saturday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm

John Muir's Birthplace

126 High Street, Dunbar, EH42 1JJ
Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm
Sunday 1pm to 5pm

Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery

High Street, Dunbar, EH42 1ER
Wednesday to Sunday 1pm to 5pm
(from Wednesday 2 April to Sunday 28 September)

Prestongrange Museum

Morrison’s Haven, Prestonpans, EH32 9RX
Wednesday to Sunday 11am to 4.30pm
(from Wednesday 2 April to Sunday 28 September)

Coastal Communities Museum

School Road, North Berwick, EH39 4JU
Wednesday to Saturday 11am to 4pm
(from Wednesday 9 April to Saturday 25 October)

Musselburgh Museum

65 High St, Musselburgh EH21 7BZ
Thursday to Saturday 10.30am to 4pm
(from Thursday 3 April to Saturday 27 September)

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