David Livingstone Birthplace have announced that to keep staff and customers safe, the museum at Shuttle Roa and adjoining cafe in the grounds will be closed today, Saturday 23rd November. For one day only. Should be back open again tomorrow. (Sunday) Any other local closures due to weather today? Photo: Blantyre Telegraph
A family friendly Halloween event in Shuttle Row for 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐬! This Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th! David Livingstone Birthplace has got face painting, mask decorating, bat making, a ghost scavenger hunt (and much more…) included in the price of your museum ticket 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 £𝟏𝟐 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝! #DavidLivingstoneCentre#Halloween#HalloweenCrafts#SpookySeason#FamilyFun#HalloweenWeekend#SpookyFun
David Livingstone Birthplace has today reported pockets of vandalism at their public grounds, just off Station Road, Blantyre. You’ve got to wonder what stupidity infests the minds of people who knowingly vandalise things, but this was the scene, as staff taped off the area. On a statement online, a spokesperson for David Livingstone Birthplace said, […]
Have you visited the ice cream shop at David Livingstone Birthplace yet? The ice cream shop, located outside to the west of the Pavilion is stocked with Equi’s Ice Cream, waffle cones, cheeky monkey cones, and milkshakes! Visit the kiosk behind the café, across from the play park. Grab a cone before the summer is […]
Young people in South Lanarkshire and other areas across Scotland are invited to sign up for free workshops in art and music. These free summer courses are running in South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire, Glasgow, North Ayrshire and Edinburgh. Nearest one is in Blantyre at David Livingstone Birthplace Museum. Impact Arts’ CashBack to the Future programme offers […]
The David Livingstone Birthplace museum has partnered with arts charity ‘Impact Arts’ to run the ‘CashBack Summer Programme’ from 4th July – 3rd August 2023. This is an opportunity for young people aged 14-19 to be based at the museum for five weeks during the summer holidays, where they can take part in high quality creative workshops […]
The David Livingstone Birthplace Exchange group (six participants from African, Caribbean and South Asian backgrounds) have commissioned a new co-curated touch screen exhibit, a mixed media painting and creative writing that explore the legacy of the 19th century explorer David Livingstone highlighting the untold stories of his African crew members on the 150th anniversary of his […]
Blantyre Photographer Paul McDougall, is currently exhibiting his excellent wildlife photography work at an exciting new exhibition at David Livingstone Birthplace. Paul’s photographic skills were honed on the plains of Masai Mara and the desert of Samburu in Africa, and his work being shown is the culmination of 20 years experience in the field. He has […]