1 July to 25 August 2024
(Official launch, 12pm Saturday 29 June at the Battle of Prestonpans Museum)
To celebrate TEN YEARS since the Tapestry’s world premiere in Prestonpans, panels will be displayed in 17 different venues right across East Lothian! With a hub exhibition in Prestonpans Town Hall, the stories of Scotland’s diaspora will hang in public libraries and museums all over the county, making it more accessible to our local communities than ever before.
All the venues are listed below, along with the panels they’re showing and their opening times. Please note that open days/times vary between venues, so be sure to check.
DUNBAR
Dunbar Town House: British Isles
Wednesday to Sunday 1pm-5pm
Dunbar (Bleachingfield) Library: Malawi, Ethiopia, Tristan da Cunha
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm;
Wednesday 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm; Saturday 10am-1pm
Dunbar John Muir’s Birthplace: USA, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Antarctica
Wednesday to Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 1pm-5pm
EAST LINTON
East Linton Library: China
Monday and Tuesday 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm (closes 5pm Tuesdays)
GULLANE
Gullane Library: France
Monday, Tuesday and Friday 10am to 1pm and 2pm-5pm;
Saturday 13th & Saturday 27th July, 10am-1pm
HADDINGTON
John Gray Centre Museum: Canada, Australia
Thursday & Friday 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm;
Saturday 10am-1pm, 2pm-4pm.
John Gray Centre Local History Centre: Australia (3 panels)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 10am-1pm and 2-4:30pm
John Gray Centre Library: New Zealand
Monday 9am-1pm and 2pm-7pm
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am to 1pm and 2pm-5pm
Wednesday 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm
Saturday 10am-4pm
MUSSELBURGH
Musselburgh Museum: Sri Lanka, Norway, Poland, Lithuania, Russia, Jamaica
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10.30am-4pm.
NORTH BERWICK
Coastal Communities Museum: the Netherlands
Wednesday to Saturday, 11am-4pm
PRESTONPANS & PORT SETON
Battle of Prestonpans Museum (Town Hall): Global panels, Italy, Israel
Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 4pm
Port Seton Library
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10:00-1pm and 2pm-5pm
Saturday, 10am-1pm
Prestonpans Library: Germany
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am-1:00pm and 2pm-5:00pm
Wednesday 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm
Prestoungrange Gothenburg, Thomas Nelson Suite: Sweden, Germany, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Every day, 12pm to late. Access may be limited on occasion due to private functions.
TRANENT
Tranent Library: Pakistan
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm
Wednesday, 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm
Friday, 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm
Saturday, 10am-1pm