New Exhibition – John Muir, Writer
In 2014 Dunbar-born John Muir, botanist, geologist, explorer, mountaineer and conservationist, became the 38th Scot to be commemorated in Writers’... Read More
John Muir in the French Pyrenees!
We are delighted to be showing a powerpoint exhibition about John Muir and the origin of the first American National... Read More
Flying visit from RSPB!
On Saturday 9th March John Muir’s Birthplace is welcoming the RSPB — the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe. They... Read More
Calypso Borealis
Our family activities for the next couple of weekends centre around Muir’s discovery of the Calypso Borealis while wandering through... Read More
Next Exhibition – ‘Silva’ by Chris Thomas
We are delighted to announce the upcoming exhibition ‘Silva: a meditation on trees and woods in eleven photographs’ by photographer... Read More
Merry Christmas
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and... Read More
Next Exhibition – ‘Flora’ by Cathy Bell
Look out for our exciting first exhibition of 2019. From 5 January until 16 February, we are proud to host... Read More
New Exhibition – Inspired by John Muir
This wonderful selection of photos are the winning entries of a joint competition run by John Muir’s Birthplace and the... Read More
Spend your new East Lothian Gift Card with us!
John Muir’s Birthplace is delighted to be part of the new East Lothian Gift Card Scheme. Following on from the... Read More
Maintenance in John Muir’s Birthplace
*Update Sun 18 November – we are delighted to announce that the upper floor reopened on Sun 3 Nov and... Read More