News
23 Dec 2009
Rozelle & Maclaurin Galleries Christmas and New Year Closure
Rozelle House and Maclaurin Galleries will be closing at 5pm on Thursday 24th December for the Christmas and New Year period. The Galleries will reopen at 10am on Tuesday 5th January 2010.
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22 Dec 2009
Significant watercolours and Shields secured for Ayrshire.
East Ayrshire Council has successfully raised the ?85,100 needed to buy a nationally significant set of watercolours which will go on display at Dean Castle, Kilmarnock, early next year.
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21 Dec 2009
Radical Nature
A major new touring exhibition curated by the Barbican Art Gallery comes to East Ayrshire.
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18 Nov 2009
2009 Maclaurin Art Exhibition
Since its inception in 1977, the Maclaurin Art Exhibition gives young people the opportunity to show in the gallery setting the diverse range of artwork created in schools. Today, the Maclaurin Trust in association with South Ayrshire Council supports the exhibition and the presentation of awards to 9 young artists.
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11 Nov 2009
Collecting the Past - Wigtownshire archaeologists and antiquarians
Scottish archaeology came of age during the nineteenth century. Archaeological societies were set up across the country, ancient sites were investigated and collections were built up of locally found antiquities.
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07 Sep 2009
Pills, Potions and Poisons
Saturday 12 September to Saturday 31 October 2009.
This exhibition uses herbals, apothecaries? inventories, doctor?s bills and written advice to patients to explore the way in which various illnesses and other conditions were treated in Dumfries and Galloway during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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07 Sep 2009
Lecture - Pills, Potions & Poisons
7.30 Friday 25 September 2009.
Lecture from Frances Wilkins
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07 Sep 2009
Guided Walk - The Dumfries Cholera Outbreak 1832
2pm - 3.30pm Saturday, 19 September 2009.
The circular tour will start and finish at Dumfries Museum.
Easy walking on pavements & footpaths.
Booking essential, please phone 01387 253374.
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25 Jul 2009
The Baird Re-Opens
Following a major refurbishment The Baird?s new museum and art gallery re-opens to the public on Saturday 25th July.
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23 Jun 2009
Butchers, Bakers and Candlestickmakers
A new exhibition at Stranraer Museum takes a nostalgic look at Wigtownshire shops and traders in times past.
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