Linlithgow Museum

04/03/2023

Anyone fancy trying their hand at some digging? This is a fantastic opportunity.

02/03/2023

Banner out in the wild! Our next Fair coming up soon. 👏🏻

01/03/2023

🤖RESISTANCE IS FUTILE🤖

Join us for our next Star Trek linked talk exploring the blur between science fiction and current science research.

Star Trek fans are familiar with 'The Borg'. An alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the Star Trek fictional universe. But just how close to the Borg are we currently? In this talk, you will hear about the latest work being conducted in prosthetics and human augmentation.

Book now: https://linlithgow-museum.arttickets.org.uk/linlithgow-museum/2023-03-16-are-we-the-borg-robotic-prosthetics-and-star-treks-the-borg

27/02/2023

Another busy day at the Linlithgow Museum showing off the incredible artwork. Pop in before 4pm to see it for yourself.

27/02/2023

Follow Sawyer and Stirling on a wee trip through the history of Linlithgow with a visit to the Linlithgow Museum-

https://www.weewalkingtours.com/post/linlithgow-museum

This virtual trip is just a glimpse into the museum, because we strongly recommend that you will all go and explore the stories of Linlithgow in person.

The staff and the volunteers are absolutely lovely, and they are certainly following the advice and the example of the patron Saint of Linlithgow - St. Michael - and the town's motto: 'St. Michael is kind to strangers'.

So, please be kind and not a stranger and go and visit our friends at Linlithgow Museum .

25/02/2023

Just a reminder that this brilliant piece of work is on snow today at the Museum. Pop along if you can!

Pop in this weekend and see the incredible Linlithgow Embroidery. This huge piece of work captures the high street as it once was.
Free as always but donations welcome!

23/02/2023

KLAXON - tonights talk at the museum will have to be postponed due to illness. If you have booked, you will receive an email and we will look to rearrange when we can find a new date.
Apologies to all and we'll see you soon.
~Alison

22/02/2023

Pop in this weekend and see the incredible Linlithgow Embroidery. This huge piece of work captures the high street as it once was.
Free as always but donations welcome!

21/02/2023

"I just cheekily wrote to her and asked if she would mind coming to a screening."

This is also coming up this weekend and I’m super excited about it!
~Alison

A tiny theatre has secured a Q&A with the woman who located the burial spot of Richard III after a fan sent her a “cheeky” email.

21/02/2023

Art Tickets

Don't forget to book your tickets to come along to our talk on teleportation this Thursday evening. Sadly you won't be able to teleport there but you will learn some excellent things about it. Link below to get booked up (Scotty!).

18/02/2023

Photos from HW Engage's post

16/02/2023

Please note we will be closing today at 1pm. Lots more fun to be had when we open again at 10am tomorrow!

15/02/2023

Beam me up, Scotty! Or maybe not? 🤔
Join us as Quantum Physicist Mehul Malik discusses why the teleportation of humans is very, very difficult!






Concession tickets available for just £2.50 so book now: https://linlithgow-museum.arttickets.org.uk/linlithgow-museum/2023-02-23-lets-talk-quantum-teleportation

13/02/2023

Our lego scavenger hunt has been enjoyed by lots of kids (and adults!) over the past few weeks but a few of the pieces have gone missing! If you find them at home, please return them to the museum (no questions asked!)

If you happen to have any spare lego minifigures in the house, you could drop them into the museum for us to use in future hunts so that everyone can continue to enjoy the fun!

13/02/2023

Art Tickets

We have had a couple of cancellations for workshops this week so you can swoop in and grab your tickets!

09/02/2023

Giving this a boost up the page! Hope to see you there.

Klaxon: Our first talk of 2023 is here!!! Join us on the 23rd February 2023 at 7pm in the Museum Community space:

"Beam me up, Scotty!” is a phrase synonymous with the Sci-Fi series Star Trek, where a transporter device is used to instantly beam Captain Kirk from the surface of an alien planet to the USS Enterprise. While the teleportation of physical objects, let alone humans is a distant dream, quantum teleportation is used today to transport information about a quantum particle, allowing it to be recreated elsewhere.
In this talk, Quantum Physicist Mehul Malik will discuss why the teleportation of humans is very, very difficult! He will then introduce some basic concepts in quantum physics and explain how quantum teleportation works. Also, he will describe some recent experiments on quantum teleportation and discuss how this technique will enable communication networks of the future.

Tickets are available to join both in person and virtually via a Zoom Link which will be sent prior to the talk.

Mehul Malik is a Professor of Physics and Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. He leads the Beyond Binary Quantum Information Laboratory (BBQ Lab). Mehul’s research focuses on the study of light in the quantum regime and its applications for ultra-secure communications, computing, and imaging.

This talk is part of the Places of Science Project funded by The Royal Society.

https://linlithgow-museum.arttickets.org.uk/linlithgow-museum/2023-02-23-lets-talk-quantum-teleportation

09/02/2023

Linlithgow Civic Trust and Linlithgow Museum have come together for a joint Project to conserve and display the 6 panels of this unique embroidery depicting the High Street in the 1950’s, supported by One Linlithgow BID, Linlithgow Community Development Trust, and our Councillors.

We want to ensure that generations to come can learn how people lived, worked, and played in this historic street. We are therefore working to get the panels professionally stretched, mounted, framed, and displayed for posterity.

06/02/2023

Save the date for our next Antique, Vintage and Collectors Fair.

02/02/2023

We are hiring! We are looking for an enthusiastic Museum Assistant to join the team. If you’d like to know more then visit our website: www.linlithgowmuseum.org

02/02/2023

Due to staff and volunteer shortages, we have had to take the hard decision to close the museum this Sunday. We are very sorry for an inconvenience this may cause and look forward to welcoming you to the museum on Friday and Saturday as usual.

On this note, if you have a few hours to spare on a Sunday (1-4), would like to learn more about your local history and help support an important local charity, you can contact us on [email protected]

01/02/2023

Thanks to University of Glasgow students Laura, Abbie and Cerys who joined Joyce today to help install our new exhibition. This celebrates everything to do with Girlguiding West Lothian and officially opens on Friday at 10am!

01/02/2023

Let’s talk quantum teleportation! at Linlithgow Museum, Linlithgow | What's On Edinburgh

Let’s talk quantum teleportation! at Linlithgow Museum, Linlithgow | What's On Edinburgh

“Beam me up, Scotty!” is a phrase synonymous with the Sci-Fi series Star Trek. In this talk, Quantum Physicist Mehul Malik will discuss why the teleportation of humans is very, very difficult! What's On Edinburgh - your guide to events in Edinburgh!

30/01/2023

Klaxon: Our first talk of 2023 is here!!! Join us on the 23rd February 2023 at 7pm in the Museum Community space:

"Beam me up, Scotty!” is a phrase synonymous with the Sci-Fi series Star Trek, where a transporter device is used to instantly beam Captain Kirk from the surface of an alien planet to the USS Enterprise. While the teleportation of physical objects, let alone humans is a distant dream, quantum teleportation is used today to transport information about a quantum particle, allowing it to be recreated elsewhere.
In this talk, Quantum Physicist Mehul Malik will discuss why the teleportation of humans is very, very difficult! He will then introduce some basic concepts in quantum physics and explain how quantum teleportation works. Also, he will describe some recent experiments on quantum teleportation and discuss how this technique will enable communication networks of the future.

Tickets are available to join both in person and virtually via a Zoom Link which will be sent prior to the talk.

Mehul Malik is a Professor of Physics and Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. He leads the Beyond Binary Quantum Information Laboratory (BBQ Lab). Mehul’s research focuses on the study of light in the quantum regime and its applications for ultra-secure communications, computing, and imaging.

This talk is part of the Places of Science Project funded by The Royal Society.

https://linlithgow-museum.arttickets.org.uk/linlithgow-museum/2023-02-23-lets-talk-quantum-teleportation

29/01/2023

This is exciting and I’m sure will sell out. Get your tickets soon. 🫅🏻

👑 📣 Special event at The Barony Theatre 📣 👑
We are delighted to welcome Philippa Langley, who led the team that successfully found the remains of King Richard III, to the Barony. In 2022, a film was made, dramatising her work & discovery. Now, you have the chance to see them both, at a special screening of The Lost King, followed by a Q&A and book signing with the Real King Finder, Philippa Langley herself.
Only at the Barony Theatre on Saturday 25th Feb @ 2pm.
Tickets on sale NOW:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/barony-theatre
0333 666 3366

25/01/2023

Are you curious about exploring things at the microscopic level? Do you love taking snaps on your phone camera? Join us for an interactive workshop which blends the two! With guest researcher from Heriot-Watt University, we'll be attaching magnifying devices to your phone for a smart phone microscopy workshop. Through magnified snaps, you'll be able to explore the Museum collection and objects at the micro scale and see things in exciting new ways! The session is aimed at children aged 5 years old and upwards; and parents/carers are encouraged to join in and get creative too! Scientists use technology to explore things that the human eye can't see, and this is known as the technical field of Microscopy. At Heriot-Watt University we have a lot of exciting research that uses magnifying techniques to investigate the natural world. Dr Jessica Valli is the Imaging Technology Manager at the Edinburgh Super-Resolution Imaging Consortium (ESRIC) facility at Heriot-Watt University.
https://linlithgow-museum.arttickets.org.uk/

25/01/2023

It's Burns Night! Did you know that the renowned poet visit Linlithgow on the 25th August 1787? About our lovely wee town he wrote:

"Linlithgow, the appearance of rude, decayed idle grandeur – charmingly rural, retired situation — the old rough royal palace a tolerably fine, but melancholy ruin – sweetly situated on a small elevation on the brink of a Loch – shown the room where the beautiful injured Mary Queen of Scots was born – a pretty good old Gothic Church – the infamous stool of repentance standing, in the old Romish way, in a lofty situation."

If you want to learn more about the *idle grandeur* of Linlithgow you can pop in and see us from 10am on Friday.

24/01/2023

In collaboration with Heriot-Watt University and the TESLA consortium, we invite you along to our 3D Printed Moon Base Workshop. The session is aimed at children aged 8 years old and upwards; and parents/carers are encouraged to join in and get creative too. In this workshop we will learn about exciting research currently happening in the world of space, satellites and…..3D printing buildings on the moon! We will have a look at how 3D printers are used to make a whole variety of objects, from the tiniest machine parts to entire buildings. We will then borrow the technique to design and create our own moon bases from polymer clay. Jen Collier will be running both the Pet Robot and SD Moon Base Workshop. She is an Illustrator, Designer and Art Educator with a passion for the playful.
https://linlithgow-museum.arttickets.org.uk/

23/01/2023

"Join us on Monday 13th February for a PET ROBOT STAMPING WORKSHOP (10.30am - 12pm)

In collaboration with Heriot-Watt University, we invite you to join us for our Robotic Pets Stamping Workshop. The session is aimed at children aged 5 years old and upwards; and parents/carers are encouraged to join in and get creative too!

In this workshop you will find out more about how robotics experts are using artificial intelligence to create robotic companions. We will (virtually) meet a real robot pet used by HWU researchers, before brainstorming ideas for our own robotic creations. We will then bring our ideas to life through the technique of stamping! https://linlithgow-museum.arttickets.org.uk/

19/01/2023

Looking to keep the kids occupied this February break? We've got you covered! ‘The Royal Burgh of Science: From Waldie to Scotty’ project is a collaborative project between Heriot-Watt University and Linlithgow Museum. Funded by The Royal Society, it is designed to bring together cultural heritage and history alongside STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) research.

Explore science, Star Trek, the museum collections and Heriot-Watt University research, these events offer a range of activities for you to get involved with and enjoy! These family workshops are free but spaces are limited. Bag your place here! (booking link)

https://linlithgow-museum.arttickets.org.uk/

18/01/2023

In just two weeks we will be saying goodbye to our exhibition on the Calder Witch Hunt so why not pop in this weekend to learn the stories of Agnes Bishope, Helen Stweart, Isobel Ewart, Jonet Bruce and Margaret Thomsome. Free as always and open Fri & Sat 10-4 and Sun 1-4.

11/01/2023

Born right here in January 1809, John West, of tuna fame, immigrated to Quebec, Canada where he married and started a family. West exported salmon from as early as 1857. The first fish he processed were salted, packed in barrels, then shipped to California, where they were loaded on sailing ships and sent around Cape Horn to East Coast ports, and then on to Great Britain. West invented an automated can-filing machine and experimented with canning beef, mutton, and blackberries to keep the machinery and workers busy during the salmon off season. By far his most successful export was the canned fish which we still enjoy today!

05/01/2023

Not quite ready for the holidays to be over?
Trying to keep the kids occupied for another weekend?
Looking for something fun and FREE to do this weekend?

Join us at Linlithgow Museum for our popular annual Lego Scavenger hunt! All ages welcome!

16/12/2022

📣📣📣Change of Plans📣📣📣

🎄🎄🎄Christmas Closure!🎄🎄🎄

We will be closing today at 4pm and reopening in the new year!

We can't wait to see you on January 6th from 10am!

08/12/2022

Repost because TODAY is MQS birthday! 😂 She’s a Queen so she can have a birthday week! 🤷🏻‍♀️😉

Happy 480th Birthday to Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary was born on this day in 1542, just across the road at Linlithgow Palace. Her parents were King James V and his French second wife, Mary of Guise. Why not pop into Linlithgow Museum this weekend and learn more about our Royal history or support us while expanding your knowledege by enjoying one of our books on Mary available in store and online: https://www.linlithgowmuseum.org/shop

05/12/2022

Happy 480th Birthday to Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary was born on this day in 1542, just across the road at Linlithgow Palace. Her parents were King James V and his French second wife, Mary of Guise. Why not pop into Linlithgow Museum this weekend and learn more about our Royal history or support us while expanding your knowledege by enjoying one of our books on Mary available in store and online: https://www.linlithgowmuseum.org/shop

02/12/2022

The Linlithgow Museum tree at St Michaels this weekend! Get along and support the Festival of Christmas trees at the church- running till Sunday. It’s so beautiful and festive. 🎄❤️

29/11/2022

Now we're officially into Advent, why not revisit our 2020 advent story series, "Creepy Christmas" with amazing storyteller Gillian Paterson. These keep us going during the lockdown Advent season but they're worth rewatching to get you in mood for the winter nights! https://www.linlithgowmuseum.org/creepy-christmas

27/11/2022

Work at Linlithgow Museum. We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised person to join the team! Find out more: https://www.linlithgowmuseum.org/newslist/job-vacancy-museum-assistant

26/11/2022

It’s Advent Fayre Day! Which means it’s also Antique, Vintage and Collectors Fayre Day! And Make Your Own Bauble Day! So much excitement. Let’s have a great day. 🎅🏼🧑🏻‍🎄🎄⭐️☃️

25/11/2022

We've been busy getting ready for tomorrows Christmas Bauble Workshop (11am -2pm) ✨✨✨

Bring along your own photo (a copy is best!) or choose one of our historic pictures. Your bauble will take pride of place on our tree in St Michael's and be back with you in time for Christmas!🎄🎄🎄

Free as always but donations always welcome!