animals
Weekend Family Fun – Be a Deer!
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomDrop in anytime to make your own stag antlers to take home, and find out more about these magnificent beasts while you are here. Join us at 11am and 2.30pm on Saturday for some deer stories! £1 each
Weekend Family Fun – Wildlife Crime
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomTo tie in with our sister museum, Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery's Festival of Museums theme of crime and punishment, we will take a look at wildlife crime. As well as looking at crime committed against wildlife, we look at some of nature's criminals as well. £1 each
Summer Holiday Drop-In – Wildcats!
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomDrop In any time to find out more about these elusive creatures and make your own cat mask to take home!
Summer Activity – John Muir’s Animals
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomJoin us for some of John's favourite animal stories and make your own animal masks to take home. Call 01368 865899 to book, suitable for ages 5-11.
Weekend Family Fun – To a Mouse (or bear!)
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomJohn Muir was a huge fan of Robert Burns carried a copy of his poems everywhere he went. Make your own mouse finger puppet to take home. We also have a copy of 'To a Mouse' for you to read (or have read to you!) Alternatively, make a fridge magnet of the new 'Dunbar Bear'... Read More
February Holiday Drop-In – John’s Animal Heroes!
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomJohn Muir recognised that we could learn a lot from the animal kingdom. Complete our trail around the Museum and receive some Scottish Wildlife Top Trumps if you get all the answers!
Summer Challenge – Week 3 – Bees!
For week 3 of our Summer challenge - we are looking at Bees. Almost 90% of wildflowers and 75% of global crops rely on animal pollination. that means the one third of our food supply relies on natural pollinators such as bees. If you find a bumblebee which appears to be struggling, it may be... Read More
