Family Activity Day!
On Saturday 24th August East Lothian Council hosted a Family Activity Day at Prestongrange Museum, East Lothian. There were a variety of events and activities to take part in and many visitors – mostly...
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Presentation on Twitter from GEM conference 2013
This presentation is from the session on Thursday afternoon about connecting through Twitter. Twitter postcard from Leeds City Museum shop There are also notes on Twitter @ELMuseumService and...
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Sunday Activities at the John Gray Centre
Our new programme of Sunday activities at the John Gray Centre restart on 3rd November! Sunday 3rd November – Halloween Crafts Sunday 10th November – Pop up Opera Puppets Sunday 17th and 24th November...
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Christmas comes to our Museums!
An elf and santa pose for Christmas! East Lothian Council’s Museums have lots happening in the run up to Christmas and families can join in from the start of December. From 1st until 12th December,...
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Are you a regular visitor at Prestongrange? We need your suggestions!
We’re planning ahead for next year and we’re thinking of offering families a buggy-friendly nature trail around the Prestongrange site. If you’ve not been before, the museum is on the site of various...
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Where do I find a skeleton?
I had a request last week from a teacher asking to borrow a skeleton for their topic. Incase it’s useful for others, here’s my reply: The Museum Service don’t have a skeleton you can borrow, but there...
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I’ve had a request today for a castles or medieval life loan box. Incase it’s helpful for others, here’s my reply: I’m afraid we don’t have a castles loan box. I would suggest maybe trying the...
View ArticleBrand New Whats On booklet for 2014
East Lothian Museum Service is proud to launch a new What’s On booklet for 2014. The new booklet includes event and exhibition details for all of our museums, and there’s sure to be something for...
View ArticleMuseums Education Update
Sarah Cowie, our current Museums Education Officer, is leaving on 2nd April. At present, this means there will be some changes to our services to schools: Museum Loan Boxes · Loan boxes...
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Thank you!
I just wanted to write a final post to say a huge thank you to everyone I’ve worked with over the past 6 years at East Lothian. It’s been fun, inspiring, varied, exciting, and an whirlwind adventure!...
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