The museum’s stunning exhibition follows the life of famous Scot, David Livingstone, through creative and immersive displays. OPEN Fri-Mon, 10am - 4pm.
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Thank you @ZettlebyPayPal for leaving a small charity with no point of sale for the weekend and no help from the relevant department. Terrible customer service
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Join Dr Kate Simpson as she explores the history behind some of our more unusual objects in our collection.
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A shout out to the amazing @DLivingstoneBP team who will #Pedal4Poverty this Saturday! Their 25-mile Blantyre Blast is part of the Four Nations Cycle Challenge, and you can support them and make a donation here:
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This Saturday, the Birthplace team will be cycling 25 miles for @emmsintnl to raise money to fight poverty in Malawi and Nepal. Come down to the museum to cheer us on, or donate here: justgiving.com/campaign/emms…
We are saying a fond farewell to our Collections Manager, Rachael Smith, after 5 years at the Birthplace. Her contributions to the museum have been foundational to getting us where we are today.
Wishing you all the best with your next chapter, Rachael!
Said goodbye to an incredible chapter at @DLivingstoneBP. From volunteer to Collections Manager, it's been an amazing journey. Whether installing the museum or creating the collections store, I'm grateful for the teamwork and lessons learned. New beginnings on 14th August🏛
The 'CashBack Summer' Programme might be over but we are reflecting on another fantastic project with @impact_arts! We had some fantastic creative works inspired by our museum collection and grounds — well done to all the young people involved!
Happy #WorldLionDay2023! A day David Livingstone would hardly forget.... 😱
Apparently we are a zoo this week because today it's #WorldLionDay2023 🦁 (ps we are not a zoo)
We have a couple of lions in the pack, one again from Gessner's Animalium (1617) and one that David Livingstone encountered during his work in Africa 😱
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ALT Illustration of a lion in Gessner's Animalium (1617)
ALT Illustration of David Livingstone being tackled by a lion
Through the @NMSPartnerships Exchange Project, our Community Researchers were able to test a fibre urn from the museum with help from staff at the @NtlMuseumsScot Collections Centre last week. These X-Rays and images can allow us to better understand its materials and structures.
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Last week VASLan was invited to come along to the @DLivingstoneBP Livingstone Birthplace. Our partner organisations hosted another community fun day along with @PSOSLanarkshire, @fire_scot @Scotambservice
Thank you to everyone involved!
Happy to see our Blantyre participants enjoying their visit to Banksy at @GlasgowGoMA!
We are looking forward to hosting the final showcase exhibition for this fantastic group tomorrow.
Thanks to @glasgowlife and @GlasgowGoMA for letting us attend the Banksy exhibition! The young people really enjoyed the experience. Also, massive shout out to the gallery staff who were so helpful with our additional accessibility requests.
It might be wet but our Community Day should still bring some cheer! Visit us from 11am-3pm for food, music, cars, plants, and museum fun!
All are welcome.
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Our friends at @DLivingstoneBP are hosting another community fun day with @PSOSSouthLshire @fire_scot & @Scotambservice from 11am to 3pm with many fun activities!
For more info:
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Highlights of last years event: youtu.be/qMbcfiTXPuY
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Free weekend? Hit the road!
We've compiled a list of some of our fav daytrips, inc @jupiterartland, @DLivingstoneBP, @vadundee, @JannettasGelato, @lomondtrossachs
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ALT The Pentland Hills, outside Edinburgh.
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.@DLivingstoneBP is hosting their annual Community Day on Thursday 27th July, supported by the local emergency services and Blantyre's ASDA!
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We have @CXplorersSWScot in our Pavilion events space with LEGO Robots! Drop-in from 10am - 1pm to learn how to make your own race-car and earthquake simulator!
Suitable for ages 8+ — parents/carers can enjoy a coffee in the cafe while the kids get stuck in! Tickets £4.
Join us in our Pavilion events space tomorrow from 10am-1pm for a fantastic LEGO Robots workshop with @CXplorersSWScot!
Book your spot on our website for £4, or come along and pay on the day.
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Our CashBack Summer Programme with @impact_arts is in full swing!
The group have already had a productive first week exploring the museum, examining our collections, and breaking down themes of decolonisation and restitution in heritage.
ALT Members of the CashBack group stand in front of racks in the Birthplace collections store.
ALT Members of the CashBack group examine objects from a cotton handling kit. The young person on the left examines a bag of cotton plant seeds, while the young person on the right looks at a cutting of a cotton plant.
ALT A Collections Cataloguer from the Birthplace shows weaponry of spears, knives, and arrows on racks in the collections store. A CashBack member points to objects.
ALT Our Youth Engagement Officer chats to members of the CashBack group about the activists and colleagues leading discussions on decolonisation across the heritage sector. The group stands in the collections store.
Thanks to our partners at @MuseumsGalScot, @DYWLED, and @artfund for their support across the 'Future Careers' project.
Read a new case study from our Learning Officer, @RomyGalloway, outlining how the project was developed:
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Our CashBack participants are creating a treasure trail in the Exploring Garden @DLivingstoneBP. They decorated objects that will be placed along the trail, inspired by the colourful flags of the African countries #DavidLivingstone visited. #CashbackToTheFuture @CashBackScot
Save the date! 🗓
Our Community Day is back! Join us on Thursday 27th July for outdoor games, nature trails, vintage cars, and stalls from our partners across the community.
More details on our website: tinyurl.com/38fb7uak
