ELC Museum Service

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Due to the coronavirus all ELC museums will close until further notice from 5pm today bit.ly/3a1semU

@BSHSNews @BSHSOutreach Email elms@eastlothian.gov.uk for more info and how to apply, thanks

Are you a postgraduate looking to deepen your public engagement skills & museum experience? Applications are open for @BSHSOutreach's *PAID* Engagement Fellowship working with @ELMuseumService on their medical collections: bshs.org.uk/call-for-appli… Deadline 23rd Dec #HSTM #HistMed

@JohnGrayCentre Calling all Museum, Science and History postgraduates! We're hosting a @BSHSNews funded Engagement Fellowship starting in 2020 to work with a collection of historical medical instruments. Email elms@eastlothian.gov.uk #museums #WomenInMedicine #medicine #History

Calling all Museum, Science and History postgraduates! We're hosting a @BSHSNews funded Engagement Fellowship starting in 2020 to work with a collection of historical medical instruments. Email elms@eastlothian.gov.uk for details #museums #WomenInMedicine #medicine #History

Hi Katie, If you email elms@eastlothian.gov.uk we can email you the details. Thanks :-)

Calling all Museum, Science and History postgraduates! We're hosting a @BSHSNews funded Engagement Fellowship starting in 2020 to work with a collection of historical medical instruments. Drop us a DM for details. #museums #WomenInMedicine #medicine #History

There's lots to do in East Lothian this bank holiday weekend with all our museums open and ready to welcome you! @JM_Birthplace @DunbarTownHouse @PG_Museum

This will be the cover of our My Dunbar 2020 calendar, which will be available for sale in @JM_Birthplace from the beginning of October. @ELMuseumService @elcourier @ELCouncil #Dunbar

We're so close to 1000 followers, can we get there this week? @goeastlothian @EastLothianEye @DunbarPrimary @elcourier @ELMuseumService

The Romans are back! This weekend! Sat and Sunday 10-4 at The Haugh, Haddington - oposite Poldrate's. FREE event with displays of cavalry & ballista, @ELCrangers, falconry, plus have-a-go archery and face-painting (£3 each). Quality food and drink traders on site. Fun for all!

Treasures from the Hoard free exhibition is now open at the John Gray @JohnGrayCentre until end Oct! HOWEVER, please remember that Traprain Law is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and METAL DETECTING there is ILLEGAL. Thank you for respecting this East Lothian landmark :-)

Great visit to Teenage Kicks, new exhibition @coastalmuseumel curated by @nbyouthproject. Fun & thought provoking trip down memory lane! Definitely worth a visit.

*ANNOUNCING* 2019 temporary #exhibition, #Teenage Kicks! Capturing #youth #culture in #NorthBerwick 1945-2015 Opening Sat 6 April - 24 Nov. #Visit #Free @goeastlothian @MuseumsGalScot @Aimuseums @kidsinmuseums @nbyp00 @YouthScotland @YoungScot @eastlothianlibs @VisNorthBerwick

An evening with Alice Roberts - Digging into Britain's Past! @TheBrunton 21 Feb - only Scottish date. Alice will share insights, anecdotes & behind-the-scenes stories to explore Britain’s past, with clips from programmes, from Time Team to Britain’s Most Historic Towns

We would also like your help. The photo below shows 2 fishermen who form part of the Sanson Collection, but as yet we have been unable to identify them, does anyone out there recognise a relative and can you help us solve this mystery?

@ruthannebaxter @MuseumsGalScot Sounds brilliant! We'd love to partner up if your work takes you out if the city. Will look out for updates :)

Fab news! I am working with colleagues to develop #Prescribe #Culture, a pilot #socialprescribing programme #Edinburgh Uni #community. We are currently seeking additional #Edinburgh #arts #heritage #museums partners please DM if interested @MuseumsGalScot smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bri…

'Women, Work and WW1' event in the Star Room on Sat 24th Nov 10:30an. Exclusive @I_W_M short films on women in nursing and suffragette surgeons. Plus WW1 women's history talk with @RuthBoreham! See johngraycentre.org for details.

🗣Friends in the local area are cordially invited to this event commemorating the role of women during the First World War. There will be an exclusive screening of short films from the Imperial... facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Our ill lift is now feeling better thank you to the lift doctor, and @JM_Birthplace is now fully accessible once again. Thank you to all our visitors for your patience during this maintenance work.