Museums in Annan, Dumfries and SanquharExhibitions, Events and Workshops

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April - September 2015

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FEB 2015 JAN 2016 Dumfries Museum Foyer exhibition Waterloo remembered xi21-MAR 20-JUN Dumfries Museum Exhibition Next of Kin xii21-MAR 20-JUN Dumfries Museum Free family activity Drop in Next of Kin gallery activities xvii01-APR 31-OCT Annan Museum Summer season Museum opens for 2015 iii01-APR 04-MAY Annan Museum Exhibition Strandlines iv01-APR 04-MAY Annan Museum Free family activity Drop in Strandlines gallery activities vii01-APR 30-SEP Camera Obscura Summer season Camera Obscura extended opening hours ix01-APR 30-SEP Dumfries Museum Summer season Dumfries Museum extended opening hours x

01-APR 30-SEPOld Bridge House Museum

Summer season Museum opens for 2015 xix

01-APR 30-SEPRobert Burns Centre

Summer season Robert Burns Centre extended opening hours xx

01-APR 30-SEP Robert Burns House Summer season Robert Burns House extended opening hours xxi

01-APR 30-SEPSanquhar Tolbooth Museum

Summer season Museum opens for 2015 xxii

03-APR 04-APR Annan Museum Free family activity Easter egg hunt at the museum vii03-APR 05-APR Dumfries Museum Free family activity Find the Easter chicks xvii07-APR 07-APR Dumfries Museum Free family activity Gift boxes for soldiers and trench art xvii09-APR 09-APR Annan Museum Free family activity Natureprint pictures vii11-APR 11-APR Dumfries Museum Free family activity Yuri’s night xiv14-APR 14-APR Dumfries Museum Free family activity Tokens of affection xvii

16-APR 16-APR Dumfries Museum TalkJames M Thomson - In and Out of Tam o' Shanter

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16-APR 16-APR Annan Museum Free family activity A day at the seaside! vii20-APR 20-APR Dumfries Museum Late night social event Bake for Victory! xiv09-MAY 06-JUN Annan Museum Exhibition Crafting a Living iv09-MAY 06-JUN Annan Museum Free family activity Drop in "Crafting a Living" gallery activities vii29-MAY 29-MAY Annan Museum Free family activity Half term holiday art activity - clay tiles vii15-MAY 16-MAY Dumfries Museum Festival of Museums Viking Raiders and Traders xv - xvi15-MAY 15-MAY Dumfries Museum Talk Excavating the Galloway Viking Hoard xv16-MAY 16-MAY Dumfries Museum Festival of Museums Viking Traders market day xv

16-MAY 16-MAY Dumfries Museum Festival of MuseumsDiscovering Viking Treasure - responsible metal detecting

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16-MAY 16-MAY Dumfries Museum Festival of Museums Viking Tavern xvi

28-MAY 28-MAY Dumfries Museum TalkWorld War One - the landscape legacy in Dumfries and Galloway

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13-JUN 19-AUG Annan Museum Exhibition Whisky, Wine and Wherry Boats v

13-JUN 19-AUG Annan Museum Free family activityDrop in Whisky, Wine and Wherry Boats gallery activities

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01-JUL ONWARDSSanquhar Tolbooth Museum

ExhibitionCommemorating World War One - The Brave Men of Mennock

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03-JUL 03-JUL Annan Museum Talk The History of Smuggling in Annandale vi04-JUL ONWARDS Dumfries Museum Exhibition The Making of Dumfries xiii

04-JUL 31-AUG Dumfries Museum Free family activity"The Apprentice" - drop in gallery activities and workshops

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06-JUL 14-AUGSanquhar Tolbooth Museum

Free family activity Sanquhar Summer Quizzes xxii

09-JUL 09-JUL Annan Museum Free family activity Wherry boats viii16-JUL 16-JUL Annan Museum Free family activity Smugglers' maps viii28-AUG 31-OCT Annan Museum Exhibition A game for girls? v28-AUG 31-OCT Annan Museum Free family activity Drop in "A game for girls?" gallery activities viii05-SEP 24-OCT Dumfries Museum Exhibition Time and Again xiii24-SEP 24-SEP Dumfries Museum Talk Bog Bodies in Dumfries and Galloway xvi

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WelcomeWelcome to our spring/summer programme of venues, special exhibitions and events. In this half of the brochure you will find information about Annan Museum, Dumfries Museum, Old Bridge House Museum, Robert Burns House, the Robert Burns Centre and Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum. If you turn the brochure over, you can find details of the lively programme of temporary art exhibitions, talks and workshops available at Gracefield Arts Centre.

To keep up to date with our latest news, you can join our mailing list at www.dumgal.gov.uk/artsandmuseums or by following us on Facebook and Twitter.

We look forward to welcoming you at our museums.

A PDF of this programme is available to download from www.dumgal.gov.uk/artsandmuseums.Updates available on Facebook (Dumfries Museum) and Twitter (@DumfriesMuseum)

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To Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum (27 miles)

To Annan Museum (17 miles)

Gracefield Arts Centre

Old Bridge House Museum

Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura

Robert Burns House

Robert Burns Centre and Film Theatre

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ANNAN MUSEUMBank Street, Annan DG12 6AATel: 01461 201384

This family friendly museum houses a permanent exhibition on the history of Annan and the surrounding area. A fascinating journey through time takes visitors from the prehistoric period up to the era of nuclear fission. Displays include costume, First World War memorabilia, town regalia and a remarkable collection of paintings depicting Annan and the Solway shore. Look out for a 4000 year old Bronze Age burial urn, mummified baby crocodiles and the 110 year old piece of chocolate!

The museum also hosts a lively programme of special exhibitions and events throughout the season, together with visitor information and a shop stocking pocket money buys as well as local history books and greetings cards by local artists.

Open1 April – 31 October 2015Monday - Saturday 11am - 4pm

Admission is free

EXHIBITIONS AT ANNAN MUSEUMWednesday 1 April – Monday 4 MayStrandlines

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Saturday 9 May – Saturday 6 JuneCrafting a Living

In 1968 Werner Kissling settled in Dumfries, where he worked with the museum service as an anthropologist and photographer recording local buildings, crafts and traditional practices.

By the late twentieth century many of these crafts had ceased to exist as a way to make a living, out competed by cheaper factory processes. The craft techniques were kept alive by skilled individuals and some refined the techniques to produce beautiful objects, still functional but with aesthetic properties that make them desirable to collectors.

In the mid 1990s a craft development project commissioned four beautiful carved boxes to tour around schools and community venues highlighting the range of arts and crafts in the region at that time.

This exhibition features a selection of Kissling’s photographs alongside the four carved wooden boxes and the treasures they contain.

Replenished with debris twice a day the strandline marks the turning point of the last high tide and provides endless material for the curious beachcomber. It is here that the sea deposits seaweeds and creatures torn up from below the waves as well as debris washed down from rivers. Find out more about what you might find on the Solway seashore and enjoy an exhibition of photographs of our beautiful coastline.

Saturday 13 June – Wednesday 19 AugustWhisky, Wine and Wherry BoatsSmuggling along the Annandale Shore

The mudflats and shingle shores of the Annandale coast provided the backdrop for a secretive trade in smuggled goods which was at its height during the 18th century. The Isle of Man was largely independent at this time. Its merchants imported luxury goods such as alcohol, tea and tobacco without paying high duty to the British government. Smugglers sailed small boats from the shores of Annandale to the island where they traded for goods. Returning to the mainland, their illegally landed contraband found a ready market north and south of the border, and often further afield. Fortunes were made - and lost! From clergyman to tenant farmer, most of the community was involved, and the government’s customs officers and dragoons had little success in controlling an arrangement which avoided a universally unpopular tax.

Based on the research of social historian Frances Wilkins, this exhibition tells the story of the people and places that played a part in the smuggling chain.

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Women’s Association football was first played in Edinburgh in 1881. Although further matches were played in Scotland throughout the 1880s and 90s, it was during World War One that the women’s game was propelled into the public consciousness like never before.

This exhibition looks at the rise, fall and resurrection of Scottish women’s football from the munition factory teams of World War One to its place on the international sports stage today. Discover the stories of local teams, players and matches and how football helped to change the perception of women’s roles in society.

Friday 28 August – Saturday 31 OctoberA game for girls?Scottish women’s football from World War One to the present day

TALKS AND EVENTS AT ANNAN MUSEUMFriday 3 July, 6.30pm

Talk on the history of Smuggling in Annandale by historian Frances Wilkins.

Discover how Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns, helped capture the ‘Rosamund’ and its cargo, how Annan became the centre of the tobacco trade and how a network of ordinary folk from Redkirk in the east to Priestside in the west gave the Annandale shore a notorious reputation.

The talk will be followed by the launch of Frances Wilkins’ new book, “Annandale’s Smuggling Story”. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free but booking is required. Please phone Annan Museum on 01461 201384 to reserve a place.

FREE Family events AT ANNAN MUSEUM

Suitable for aged 5 and upwards, all children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is free. Please wear old clothes – workshops can be messy!

Where booking is required this opens one month before each event, and is essential unless otherwise stated. To reserve a place please phone Annan Museum on 01461 201384 during normal opening times (Monday – Saturday 11am-4pm, April to October) and Dumfries Museum on 01387 253374 November to March.

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Spring Events Activities at Annan Museum

Thursday 9 AprilNatureprint picturesDrop in activities 11am - 1pm and 2 - 4pm

Arrange seaside objects and plants on special light sensitive paper, expose to daylight and then watch the picture magically appear. No booking required.

Thursday 16 AprilA day at the seaside!Drop in activities 11am - 1pm and 2 - 4pm

Be inspired by the Strandlines exhibition and have fun with seaside inspired arts and crafts activities including pebble pets, shell animals and underwater art. No booking required.

Friday 29 MayClay tiles11am - 1pm and 2 - 4pm

Roll out air drying clay and press in patterns to make a decorative wall tile. No booking required.

Exhibition Drop In Activities

The following drop in activities will be available during museum opening hours.

Strandlines exhibition:

1 April - 4 May• Feely box – dare to put your

hand into the dark and guess theseashore objects within

• All washed up – find the yellowducks that wash up on ourbeaches and uncover clues tosolve the Strandlines gallery trailquiz

• Colouring sheets

• Underwater art – make beautifulcollage pictures framed by asubmarine porthole

Crafting a Living exhibition:

9 May - 6 June• weave colourful threads into the

museum’s collective scarf

• have a go at stick weaving

• art and craft gallery trail

• make and decorate a little gift box

• colouring sheets

Friday 3 and Saturday 4 AprilEaster egg hunt at the museum

Find all of the eggs hidden around the museum and answer the Easter quiz questions to win a wee chocolate egg and lots of satisfaction. No booking required.

Summer activities at Annan MuseumThursday 9 JulyDrop in 11am - 1pm and 2 - 4pmWherry boats with artist Hugh BrydenUsing card, crayons and imagination make your own model wherry boat like the ones the smugglers would have used long ago.

Thursday 16 JulyDrop in 11am - 1pm and 2 - 4pmSmugglers’ maps with artist Hugh Bryden

Look at old maps of the Annan coast and make your own smugglers’ map showing where your precious goods will come ashore and where they will be hidden. Watch out for the excisemen!

Summer drop in gallery activities

Drop in activities available during museum opening hours throughout the Whisky, Wine and Wherry Boat exhibition 13 June –19 August.

• Smuggling smells – can you tell whatthese mystery goods are just by sniffing them?

• Wherry boat posers – dress up as an18th century smuggler and take a selfie withRabbie Burns

• Find the hiddenbarrels – a smugglers’gallery trail

• Devious quizzesand quaintcolouring sheets

Friday 28 August - Saturday 31 October During the autumn school holidays there will be further themed activities to go with the “A game for girls?” exhibition. Details in the autumn/winter programme.

Drop in activities will include:

• Table football

• Design a footballstrip

• Dress up as aWorld War One footballer

• Kicking – afootball gallerytrail

• Quizzes andcolouring sheets

Autumn activities at Annan Museum

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CAMERA OBSCURA, DUMFRIES

The Observatory, Rotchell Road,Dumfries DG2 7SWTel: 01387 253374

The Camera Obscura is on the top floor of the old windmill tower at Dumfries Museum. Originally an astronomical instrument, it was installed in 1836 when the windmill was converted into an observatory. From it you can see a fascinating panoramic view of Dumfries and the surrounding countryside. A unique experience.

Open1 April - 30 September 2015Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pmSunday 2pm - 5pm

AdmissionAdult £2.80Concession £1.40

Windmill tower and Camera Obscura are accessed via a spiral staircase - please telephone for further details.

Camera Obscura viewings are not available when it is raining in order to preserve this rare historical instrument.

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DUMFRIES MUSEUMThe Observatory, Rotchell Road, Dumfries, DG2 7SWTel: 01387 253374

A treasure house of history in Dumfries and Galloway telling the story of the land and people of the region. Look out for fossil footprints left by prehistoric animals, the wildlife of the Solway, tools and weapons of our earliest people, stone carvings by Scotland’s first Christians and the everyday things of the Victorian farm, workshop and home.

Museum activity trails and gallery investigations, visitor information and a shop with unusual and nostalgic toys, gifts and pocket money buys.

Open all yearApril - SeptemberMonday - Saturday10am - 5pmSunday 2pm - 5pm

October - MarchTuesday - Saturday10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm

Admission free

The windmill tower is reached via a spiral staircase - please telephone for further details.

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EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS AT DUMFRIES MUSEUM2015 foyer exhibitionTuesday 3 February 2015 - January 2016

Waterloo Remembered

Why is there a monument to the Battle of Waterloo perched on a hill overlooking the Solway coast?

200 years ago at the Battle of Waterloo a French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, an Anglo-allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blücher. This exhibition explores how the Napoleonic wars impacted on our local area.

Saturday 21 March - Saturday 20 JuneNext of Kin

1914 brought war to Scotland on what would prove to be an unprecedented scale. This exhibition reveals the profound personal stories of the separation and loss experienced by Scottish families and by communities with loved ones fighting abroad.

The First World War separated millions of people worldwide from their families and homes. The impact of the conflict was felt by communities in every part of Scotland as family members fought across the fronts and news of losses were received.

For the servicemen and women who experienced the conflict first-hand, keeping objects was a way of remembering this extraordinary period in their lives. Families coped with the loss of their loved ones by collecting and cherishing these souvenirs along with postcards, letters and photographs sent home and official presentations such as service medals and memorial plaques.

Through a selection of these family keepsakes, this exhibition presents a portrait of Scotland at war, where the private lives of Scottish families introduce some of the themes and events of the conflict across the fighting fronts.

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Next of Kin is a touring exhibition created by National Museums Scotland in partnership with eight regional museums throughout Scotland including Dumfries Museum.

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5 September – 24 OctoberTime and Again - Photographs of Dumfries TownAn exhibition contrasting late 19th century and early 20th century shop-fronts, trades and street scenes with their modern day counterparts. Images include proprietors, owners and staff outside their shops both then and now.

4 July onwardsThe Making of Dumfries

Throughout spring 2015 our local history gallery will be given a partial makeover, some of our much loved collections will be redisplayed and new objects from the store will be put on show for the first time.

From the 18th century onwards talented craftsmen ensured that Dumfries prospered as a town. Discover who the hammermen, squaremen, cordwainers and fleshers were, what they did, and how they contributed to “The Making of Dumfries” .

This exhibition has been created by Maybeth Jamieson, Rob Wells and Sue Greig.

WALKS, TALKS AND WORKSHOPS AT DUMFRIES MUSEUMAdmission is free. Booking is required unless otherwise stated. Please phone Dumfries Museum on 01387 253374 to reserve a place.

Saturday 11 AprilYuri’s night 2015

This family friendly annual event celebrates Yuri Gagarin’s first space flight and promotes space exploration. Join the Dumfries Astronomy Society and museum volunteers for a fun night of Stargazing with the astronomers and space travel activities including: dress like an astronaut, taste astronaut space food and build a balloon powered moon buggy sandwich box racer. No booking required.

7pm - 9pm Monday 20 AprilBake for Victory!

In collaboration with Mrs Green’s Tea Lounge, we

are happy to announce a Mrs Green’s Cake Club

event at the museum.

Dumfries Museum is hosting the National Museums Scotland World War One touring exhibition called Next of Kin. Come along to a sociable cake club event and enjoy an after hours opportunity to see the exhibition.

You can bring a homemade cake to share or just enjoy eating cake. Tea and coffee provided. Dressing up would be fun but is not compulsory - prizes for the best World War One themed outfit.

Thursday 16 April 2015 at 7.30pmDumfries Burns Club Spring Lecture

James M Thomson – In and Out of Tam o’ Shanter – the story of a tale

Drawing on research for his recently published book, “In and Out of Tam o’ Shanter”, Jim Thomson, president of the Robert Burns World Federation, will review and explain Robert Burns’ great narrative poem, Tam o’Shanter.

How did a poem set in Burns’ birthplace of Alloway come to be written beside the River Nith at Ellisland; who were the real people behind the characters of the story and what were Burns’ connections to them; how did Burns acquire his detailed knowledge of the secrets and rituals of ‘witchcraft’ in 17th and 18th century Scotland and who were the Scottish and English writers whose work influenced Burns in writing Tam o’ Shanter?

All welcome. Light refreshments will be served after the lecture when there will be a chance to visit the museum galleries.

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Friday 15 and Saturday 16 MayFestival of Museums at Dumfries MuseumViking Raiders and Traders

Learn about the amazing newly unearthed Viking Hoard found in Dumfries and Galloway and its precious objects from all

over Europe. Meet the Viking warriors and craftspeople who raided and traded through ancient Galloway. See Vikings dressed for battle, learn how they lived and crafted beautiful clothes and jewellery. In the evening (adults only) enjoy the Viking Tavern with traditional drinks, foods, music and games.

Friday 15 May, 6.30 - 8.30pmExcavating the Galloway Viking Hoard

In this illustrated talk Historic Environment Records Officer Andrew Nicholson will describe the thrilling excavation of the Galloway Viking Hoard discovered in Dumfries and Galloway in 2014. The hoard is arguably the most exciting ever found in Scotland and contains precious objects from all over Europe. Light refreshments will be served after the talk and there will be an opportunity to visit the museum galleries.

Saturday 16 May, 10am - 4pmViking Traders market day

Meet the Viking warriors and craftspeople who raided and traded through ancient Galloway. See Vikings dressed for battle, learn how they lived and crafted beautiful clothes and jewellery. The museum grounds will be transformed into a tented Viking market and a combat arena with a separate corner for hands on craft activities for children and adults. Light refreshments will be available to purchase.

Saturday 16 May, 10am - 4pmDiscovering Viking Treasure - responsible metal detecting

Derek McLennan and Sharon McKee of Beyond the Beep were involved in the discovery and excavation of the Galloway Hoard in 2014. They will be on hand to let children have a go at metal detecting and will be setting up a token hunt in the museum grounds with small prizes for tokens collected. They will talk about their finds, the Treasure Trove law and how to metal detect responsibly. This event will take place in conjunction with the “Go Minelabbing” International Metal Detecting Day.

Beyond the Beep is a small company aiming to raise the profile of responsible metal detecting and promoting detecting as an invaluable asset which contributes towards preserving and protecting heritage. In addition Beyond the Beep is currently involved in two education projects with schools in Dumfries and Galloway.

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Thursday 28 May, 6.30pmWorld War One – the landscape legacy in Dumfries and Galloway

Historic Environment Records Officer Andrew Nicholson will give an illustrated talk describing features in the local landscape which are a legacy of events that took place as a result of World War One. Light refreshments will be served.

Thursday 24 September, 6.30pmJohn Pickin: Bog Bodies in Dumfries and Galloway

Over the years a number of human bodies have been discovered in the bogs and peatlands of Dumfries and Galloway. Where were these bodies found? How old are they and why were they buried in bogs? And where are the bodies today? Join archaeologist John Pickin in a grisly journey into the region’s ancient past. Light refreshments will be served.

DigIt2015 and Scottish Archaeology month events.

Saturday 16 May, 7 - 10pmViking Tavern

Ever wondered what it would be like to hang out with the Vikings for an evening?

For one night only the museum gallery will be transformed into a Viking longhouse. Visitors can purchase traditional drinks and enjoy complementary foods, storytelling in the stone room, music, crafts and games. Tickets will be available to purchase from Dumfries Museum from 3rd April, adults only!

Lindow Man Bog Body ©The Trustees of the British Museum.

Licensor www.scran.ac.uk

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Viking Raiders and Traders is supported by Festival of Museums funding from Museums Galleries Scotland

Spring activities at Dumfries Museum

Free Family Events AT DUMFRIES MUSEUM

Suitable for aged 5 and upwards, all children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is free. Please wear old clothes - workshops can be messy! Where required booking opens one month before each event, and is essential unless otherwise stated. Please phone Dumfries Museum on 01387 253374 to reserve a place.

Drop in gallery activitiesIn addition to our booked workshop programme the following drop in family activities will be available during museum opening hours throughout the Next of Kin exhibition 21 March - 20 June

• Discovery Desk – Open thedrawers to find a selection of challenges which include completing an enlistment form, identifying a mystery object and designing a recruitment poster

for a club or group you are interested in.

• Quizzes and colouringsheets.

Tuesday 7 AprilDrop in 10am - 12noon or 2 - 4pmGift boxes for soldiers and trench art with artist Hugh BrydenLook at the World War One Princess Mary tins and make your own gift box and decide what you would put in it. During World War One soldiers in the trenches made gifts and souvenirs from the materials they could find around them including used bullets and shell cases. Make your own piece of trench art. No booking required.

Tuesday 14 AprilDrop in 10am - 12noon or 2 - 4pmTokens of affection with artist Hugh BrydenWorld War One soldiers and their sweethearts made gifts to give to each other as tokens of affection. Make a heart shaped pincushion or a special card and decorate with a collage of coloured fabrics and sequins. No booking required.

Friday 3 - Sunday 5 AprilFind the Easter chicksFind all of the chicks hidden around the museum and answer the Easter quiz questions to win a wee chocolate egg and lots of satisfaction. No booking required.

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Summer drop in gallery activitiesIn addition to our booked workshop programme the following drop in family activities will be available during normal museum opening hours.

• Seven Trades tour – agallery trail taking youaround the museum,discovering the practical,quirky and quaint objectsmade by the tradesmenof Dumfries

• Make your own silver hallmarked badge to takehome

• Quizzes and colouringsheets

SUMMER activities at Dumfries Museum

Autumnactivities at Dumfries Museum

Autumn drop in gallery activities

During the autumn school holidays there will be further themed activities to go with the “Time and Again” photography exhibition. Details in the autumn/winter programme.

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“The Apprentice”Saturday 4 July - Monday 31 AugustOur 2015 summer activity programme is inspired by new exhibitions called “Dumfries Silver” and “Town and Trade” which will be unveiled throughout the summer.

Learn about the life of an 18th century apprentice through fun gallery activities and a series of workshops inspired by the art of working silver and the traditional crafts featured in these displays, such as metal work, leather work and weaving.

Details of individual workshops will be revealed in June. To receive updates as soon as they become available please join our mailing list by filling in the electronic form available at www.dumgal.gov.uk/artsandmuseums or follow us on Facebook @Dumfries Museum.

OLD BRIDGE HOUSE, DUMFRIESMill Road, Dumfries DG2 7BE. Tel: 01387 256904

Cross the fifteenth century Devorgilla Bridge to the Old Bridge House. Built in 1660 into the sandstone of the bridge itself, Dumfries’ oldest house is now a museum of everyday life in the town. You can see the family kitchen, nursery and bedroom of a Victorian home, and pay a visit to an early dentist’s surgery! Sit at the traditional school desk and try your hand at some Victorian school room exercises.

Open between1 April and 30 September 2015Monday - Saturday,10am - 5pm,Sunday, 2pm - 5pm

Admission free

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The Old Bridge House is accessed via steps – please telephone for further details.

ROBERT BURNS CENTRE, DUMFRIESMill Road, Dumfries DG2 7BE. Tel: 01387 264808

Situated in the town’s eighteenth century watermill on the west bank of the River Nith, the Robert Burns Centre tells the story of Robert Burns’ last years spent in the bustling streets and lively atmosphere of Dumfries in the late eighteenth century. The exhibition is illuminated by many original manuscripts and belongings of the poet. There is a fascinating scale model of Dumfries in the 1790s and a haunting audio-visual presentation. Test your powers of observation with a gallery investigation, discover Dumfries and Galloway’s Burns connections and browse around the shop.

Upstairs at the Robert Burns Centre, the Hullabaloo Café Gallery hosts a lively programme of contemporary works by local artists.

Open all yearApril – SeptemberMonday - Saturday 10am - 5pmSunday 2pm - 5pm

October – MarchTuesday – Saturday 10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm

Admission free

(Audio Visual Theatre Presentations, The early life of Burns or Dumfries - Queen of the South, Adults: £2.30, Conc: £1.15)

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ROBERT BURNS HOUSE, DUMFRIESBurns Street, Dumfries DG1 2PS. Tel: 01387 255297

It was in this simple sandstone house in a quiet Dumfries street that Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet, spent the last years of his life. He died here in 1796 at the age of just thirty seven. The house shows us how the poet and his family lived in the late eighteenth century, and is now a place of pilgrimage for Burns enthusiasts from around the world. The sales area has books, gifts and keepsakes, all with a Burns connection.

Open all yearApril - SeptemberMonday - Saturday 10am - 5pmSunday 2pm - 5pm

October – MarchTuesday - Saturday10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm

Admission freeRobert Burns House is accessed via steps – please telephone for further details.

1 April to 30 SeptemberBurns Mausoleum Tours11.30am and 2pm Monday to Saturday

Free escorted tours to St Michael’s Churchyard and the interior of Burns Mausoleum starting from Robert Burns House. No booking required.

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SANQUHAR TOLBOOTH MUSEUMHigh Street, Sanquhar, DG4 6BN. Tel: 01659 50186

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Discover Sanquhar’s world famous knitting tradition and the story of the mines and miners of Sanquhar and Kirkconnel. What was it like to be a prisoner in Sanquhar jail? How did the ordinary people of Upper Nithsdale live and work in times past? All this and more can be found in the town’s fine 18th century tolbooth. A free audio-visual presentation and gallery investigation take you on a tour, revealing the fascinating story of Upper Nithsdale. Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum is accessed via steps - please telephone for further details.

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Summer QuizzesMonday 6 July - Friday 14 August How observant are you?Test your skills in our series of weekly quizzes, you could win a prize! Suitable for all ages.

1 April to 30 SeptemberTuesday - Saturday 10am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pmSunday 2pm - 5pm

Admission freeSanquhar

1 July 2015Commemorating World War One - The Brave Men of Mennock

The Brave Men of Mennock is a roll of honour displaying images of the 43 men from Mennock and the surrounding area who signed up to fight during World War One. The frame was conserved for display as part of a national touring exhibition in Dumfries in spring 2015. The roll of honour is now being added to the permanent Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum display as a memorial to the men.

ROBERT BURNS CENTRE FILM THEATRE

BOX OFFICE 01387 264808Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, Mill Road, Dumfries DG2 7BE

www.rbcft.co.uk

In walking distance from Dumfries town centre, located on the grassy banks of the River Nith next door to the divine Hullabaloo restaurant, the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre is a small and friendly cinema with an action packed programme of new releases, classics and international films.

For details of the current programme please check the website at…

Upstairs at the Robert Burns Centre

Mill Rd, Dumfries DG2 7BE

Tel 01387 259679CAFE

RESTAURANT

Cafe RestaurantDay times Monday to Saturday 11am - 4pmLunch 12noon - 3pm

From Easter Sunday to end September Lunch 12noon - 3pm

Evening (for evenings booking is advisable)Tuesday to Saturday from 5.30pm

www.hullabaloorestaurant.co.uk