Discover events in Dumfries & Galloway – South West Scotland
Join us to celebrate the wonderful world of wildlife around Dumfries and learn all the names of the animals in Scots language. We'll have stories from the brilliant Susi Briggs, […]
Explore the Lego minifigures of characters from Annan's history hidden around the museum then make your own miniature historic character in the form of a peg doll.
Discover some of the treatments for illness and injury from medieval to Victorian times. Make a herb bag to ward off miasmas and hopefully avoid the plague. This is a free family activity. Just drop in between 11am and 3pm.
Choose from a range of historic images of Annan and tint these with watercolours to create your own postcard art. Free family activities. Drop in any time between 11am and 3pm.
Join us for a look at the measures people took to protect their homes in the past, from witches, fire, lightning, and the wee folk. We'll be exploring the practices of concealed shoes, witch bottles, thunder stones and more. There will also be a chance to visit the new exhibition 'Dead and Undead in Annan'. […]
Head off on a quest the various mythical creatures in the museum's collections, such as unicorns, mermen, dragons and a phoenix, then make your own 3D badge depicting your favourite. This is a free family activity. Drop in between 11am and 3pm.
Discover the stories of the Roman altars found at the fort of Blatobulgium in Annandale and create your own miniature altar in clay. We'll also have Roman armour to try on, artefacts to handle and a themed trail around the museum. Free family activities. Drop in any time between 11am and 3pm.
Discover what the Romans were up to in Dumfries and Galloway, try on armour, handle artefacts, and make a Roman helmet to take away. Free family activities. Drop in between 11am and 3pm
Design and paint your own shield to take away. Free family activities. Drop in any time from 11am to 3pm.
Museums were sometimes described as cabinets of curiosities. As one of the country's oldest museums, Dumfries Museum has a fascinating range of weird and wonderful objects. You can follow a […]
The Burns Scotland partners care for manuscripts, books, relics, art, and memorabilia that illuminate Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns. Their collections are of national significance – Burns Scotland co-ordinate access […]
We'll be exploring the lives of our ancestors in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages through a range of activities. The team from Kayantics will be demonstrating some crafts and cooking from these periods. You can also try making a small pot similar to examples found in Dumfries or create your own cup-and-ring mark inspired art. […]
Join us for some creepy stories of weird happenings from the Mostly Ghostly team then head to the potion kitchen to mix up own witch's brew. Choose from eye of newt, crushed dragon bones, unicorn tears and many more weird ingredients to create a potion with colour changes, fizzes and pops. There will also be […]
Join us for a spooky twist on traditional peg dolls and create your own wooden peg ghost, monster, vampire or other creepy creature. There will also be a trail around the museum to spot more peg phantoms hidden among the artefacts. This is a free family activity. No need to book, just drop in between […]
Museum Curator, Judith Hewitt previously managed the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Cornwall for five years and she will draw on her work there for this talk. This included a display dedicated to The Goddess – a Pagan deity who takes many forms. Many Goddess archetypes connect with birds in some way and, arguably, […]
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