Museum of Communication Burntisland

17/11/2024

Our Christmas Lecture isn't really a lecture!

23/10/2024

Our next lecture follows our Annual General Meeting on Saturday 2nd November. The lecture will commence at 11:30am.

16/10/2024

On this day in 1810, fax machine inventor Alexander Bain was born in Watten, Caithness. He was also the first to invent and patent the electric clock. Another great Scot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

25/09/2024

Our Exhibition closes this Saturday 28th September. I'm not going to say, "It's About Time!"

13/09/2024

Doors Open Day Saturday September 14th.

04/09/2024

We'll be open all 3 days of Doors Open Day.

Hope to see you later this month.

Join us in our 35th year and discover an array of captivating spaces ranging from mills and museums to bunkers and brochs!

02/09/2024

He features in our Exhibition this year.

⌚️⏱️Lovely to see Sir Sandford Fleming's commemorative sign back in it's pride of place after some TLC ⌚️⏱️

21/08/2024

Our next lecture on Tuesday 17th September at 7:30pm. Also on Zoom.

09/07/2024

This talk is timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the death of Captain Alexander Cattanach of the 6th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, who was killed on 13 July 1943 in Sicily. He lies in Syracuse War Cemetery (picture opposite), which is cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)

Captain Cattanach was an enthusiastic radio amateur, whose equipment was preserved untouched by his family. Many years later, part of it was made available to the Museum of Communication and is on display as part of our current exhibition.

In this talk, Megan Buchan provides an introduction to the history and ongoing work of the CWGC, which is a global leader in commemoration.

Founded by Royal Charter in 1917, the CWGC works on behalf of the Governments of Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom to commemorate the 1.7 million men and women from the Commonwealth who lost their lives in the two World Wars.

The CWGC believes that remembering individuals who have died in conflicts is of universal, perpetual relevance, and that reflecting on their deaths is of continuing and paramount importance for us all.

The cemeteries, memorials, graves, landscapes, and records in the CWGC’s care will be found at 23,000 locations and in more than 150 countries and territories. They are both the practical means of our commemoration of the fallen and vehicles for discovery, inspiration, and engagement.

The CWGC believes that each one of those we commemorate were people like us, with their own ambitions, hopes, and dreams. It is their duty and privilege to care for their graves and memorials and through their charitable Foundation, keep their stories alive.

12/06/2024

We are going to be open this Sunday the 16th June. It will be interesting to see which day is busier, the Saturday or the Sunday!

11/06/2024

All Aboard! You won't want to miss this one!

02/05/2024

Our next lecture is on a Tuesday evening ...

30/04/2024

Our Exhibition opens tomorrow. What's it about, you ask?

22/03/2024

Please note our next lecture is on a Tuesday evening.

15/02/2024

We are delighted to welcome Eur Ing Dr Carol Marsh, OBE EngD CEng FIET, Head of Digital Systems at Scottish satellite communications firm Celestia UK. Dr Marsh is the first woman to be elected as Chair of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Our lectures cost £5 to attend. If staying for lunch, there is an additional £5 charge.

If attending by Zoom, please consider making a donation via our 'Shop' tab on our web page, www.mocft.co.uk