USA’s 250th Birthday
Whilst East Lothian might seem an unlikely place for people to gather to mark 250 years of the USA, our new temporary exhibition explains why it is fitting. After all, […]
Prestonpans Tapestry heads to Cockenzie!
The entire 105m of The Prestonpans Tapestry is heading to Cockenzie, where it will be displayed in the recently renovated Auld Kirk on the High Street. The former church has […]
The Porcelain Prince
Charles Edward Stuart has long been a figure of fascination, becoming one of the most recognisable characters in Scottish history. Portraits – of varying quality and reliability – were widely […]
Veere: Scotland’s Historic Staple Port
Today, Veere is a charming, tranquil town in the Zeeland region of the Netherlands. For centuries, however, it was a busy and prosperous trading hub and home to a substantial […]
New Exhibition goes “Beyond the Battle”
Our latest Jubilee Room exhibition pulls together the many threads of our Beyond the Battle research project, which has been supported by Historic Environment Scotland. The exhibition looks at the […]
Tapestry Takeover!
We enjoyed a very special day on Saturday (19 July), as we opened our new display of the whole Prestonpans Tapestry. As our visitors will be aware, we usually have […]
“We Saw the Enemy”
This weekend saw the opening of our new exhibition, “We Saw the Enemy: the Battle of Prestonpans in the Words of those Who Fought it”, showing in the museum’s Jubilee […]
Burns and East Lothian
A special event was held last weekend to mark the end of our popular Auld Lang Syne exhibition. Our friends from Catching the Past presented a day of informative displays, […]
For Auld Lang Syne!
Our first exhibition of 2025 celebrates stories of music, dance and song found within the panels of the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry. From Robert Burns to Walzing Matilda, from Highland dancing […]
Diaspora Tapestry 10th Anniversary
The 10th anniversary of the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry has been marked by the opening of the special “safari” exhibition around the museums and libraries of East Lothian. Our own Jubilee […]