Explore Burns
|
| Our audio-visual presentation
provides a fresh introduction
to Burns the man and Burns the
poet and explores his complex
relationship with women, nature
and society. |
Visit our rare collection of manuscripts and
memorabilia of Burns and his contemporaries
and find out more about life in Mauchline
in the 18th Century, by examining the
artifacts and illustrations of the poet's
friends and patrons.
Listen to Burns's poems in our listening snug
or have a go at recording your own poems
or reading poems by Burns!
Find out more about the many vivid characters
around the town that Burns knew, like Holy
Willie, who featured in Burns's poetry and
who are now buried in the graveyard opposite
the museum.
|
|
Burns House |
| Refurbished in 2004, the Burns House
Museum is a fresh combination of
interactive and traditional exhibits;
the Museum represents a truly
authentic Burns experience. |
Situated in the cobbled back streets of
Mauchline where Robert Burns lived and
worked between 1784 and 1788, years
considered to be the most important and
formative of his life. It was also Mauchline
where he met and married his great love
Jean Armour. On display here are a number
of original manuscripts and objects from
Burns’ life, including poems and letters,
as well as an original Kilmarnock Edition.
Across the road in Nanse Tinnock’s
(an alehouse in Burns’s day) visitors
can discover more about two Mauchline
Industries - curling stones and
Mauchline Boxware.
Famous Faces |
| Many of Scotland's most celebrated
inhabitants have had their roots in
or have strong associations within
the south-west of the country. |
Robert Burns, born in Alloway and spending
the majority of his short life in Ayrshire
is one of Scotland’s most prolific historic
figures, with his work still influencing
life today.
|
For more information on Robert Burns
and many other famous people from
Ayrshire log onto
www.futuremuseum.co.uk |
|
|
|
