Event Details: Dick Institute

Kilmarnock First Edition       02/08/2008 - 31/08/2011 show event dates 29/07/2010, 30/07/2010, 31/07/2010, 03/08/2010, 04/08/2010, 05/08/2010, 06/08/2010, 07/08/2010, 10/08/2010, 11/08/2010, 12/08/2010, 13/08/2010, 14/08/2010, 17/08/2010, 18/08/2010, 19/08/2010, 20/08/2010, 21/08/2010, 24/08/2010, 25/08/2010, 26/08/2010, 27/08/2010, 28/08/2010, 31/08/2010, 01/09/2010, 02/09/2010, 03/09/2010, 04/09/2010, 07/09/2010, 08/09/2010, 09/09/2010, 10/09/2010, 11/09/2010, 14/09/2010, 15/09/2010, 16/09/2010, 17/09/2010, 18/09/2010, 21/09/2010, 22/09/2010, 23/09/2010, 24/09/2010, 25/09/2010, 28/09/2010, 29/09/2010, 30/09/2010, 01/10/2010, 02/10/2010, 05/10/2010, 06/10/2010, 07/10/2010, 08/10/2010, 09/10/2010, 12/10/2010, 13/10/2010, 14/10/2010, 15/10/2010, 16/10/2010, 19/10/2010, 20/10/2010, 21/10/2010, 22/10/2010, 23/10/2010, 26/10/2010, 27/10/2010, 28/10/2010, 29/10/2010, 30/10/2010, 02/11/2010, 03/11/2010, 04/11/2010, 05/11/2010, 06/11/2010, 09/11/2010, 10/11/2010, 11/11/2010, 12/11/2010, 13/11/2010, 16/11/2010, 17/11/2010, 18/11/2010, 19/11/2010, 20/11/2010, 23/11/2010, 24/11/2010, 25/11/2010, 26/11/2010, 27/11/2010, 30/11/2010, 01/12/2010, 02/12/2010, 03/12/2010, 04/12/2010, 07/12/2010, 08/12/2010, 09/12/2010, 10/12/2010, 11/12/2010, 14/12/2010, 15/12/2010, 16/12/2010, 17/12/2010, 18/12/2010, 21/12/2010, 22/12/2010, 23/12/2010, 24/12/2010, 25/12/2010, 28/12/2010, 29/12/2010, 30/12/2010, 31/12/2010, 01/01/2011, 04/01/2011, 05/01/2011, 06/01/2011, 07/01/2011, 08/01/2011, 11/01/2011, 12/01/2011, 13/01/2011, 14/01/2011, 15/01/2011, 18/01/2011, 19/01/2011, 20/01/2011, 21/01/2011, 22/01/2011, 25/01/2011, 26/01/2011, 27/01/2011, 28/01/2011, 29/01/2011, 01/02/2011, 02/02/2011, 03/02/2011, 04/02/2011, 05/02/2011, 08/02/2011, 09/02/2011, 10/02/2011, 11/02/2011, 12/02/2011, 15/02/2011, 16/02/2011, 17/02/2011, 18/02/2011, 19/02/2011, 22/02/2011, 23/02/2011, 24/02/2011, 25/02/2011, 26/02/2011, 01/03/2011, 02/03/2011, 03/03/2011, 04/03/2011, 05/03/2011, 08/03/2011, 09/03/2011, 10/03/2011, 11/03/2011, 12/03/2011, 15/03/2011, 16/03/2011, 17/03/2011, 18/03/2011, 19/03/2011, 22/03/2011, 23/03/2011, 24/03/2011, 25/03/2011, 26/03/2011, 29/03/2011, 30/03/2011, 31/03/2011, 01/04/2011, 02/04/2011, 05/04/2011, 06/04/2011, 07/04/2011, 08/04/2011, 09/04/2011, 12/04/2011, 13/04/2011, 14/04/2011, 15/04/2011, 16/04/2011, 19/04/2011, 20/04/2011, 21/04/2011, 22/04/2011, 23/04/2011, 26/04/2011, 27/04/2011, 28/04/2011, 29/04/2011, 30/04/2011, 03/05/2011, 04/05/2011, 05/05/2011, 06/05/2011, 07/05/2011, 10/05/2011, 11/05/2011, 12/05/2011, 13/05/2011, 14/05/2011, 17/05/2011, 18/05/2011, 19/05/2011, 20/05/2011, 21/05/2011, 24/05/2011, 25/05/2011, 26/05/2011, 27/05/2011, 28/05/2011, 31/05/2011, 01/06/2011, 02/06/2011, 03/06/2011, 04/06/2011, 07/06/2011, 08/06/2011, 09/06/2011, 10/06/2011, 11/06/2011, 14/06/2011, 15/06/2011, 16/06/2011, 17/06/2011, 18/06/2011, 21/06/2011, 22/06/2011, 23/06/2011, 24/06/2011, 25/06/2011, 28/06/2011, 29/06/2011, 30/06/2011, 01/07/2011, 02/07/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/07/2011, 07/07/2011, 08/07/2011, 09/07/2011, 12/07/2011, 13/07/2011, 14/07/2011, 15/07/2011, 16/07/2011, 19/07/2011, 20/07/2011, 21/07/2011, 22/07/2011, 23/07/2011, 26/07/2011, 27/07/2011, 28/07/2011, 29/07/2011, 30/07/2011, 02/08/2011, 03/08/2011, 04/08/2011, 05/08/2011, 06/08/2011, 09/08/2011, 10/08/2011, 11/08/2011, 12/08/2011, 13/08/2011, 16/08/2011, 17/08/2011, 18/08/2011, 19/08/2011, 20/08/2011, 23/08/2011, 24/08/2011, 25/08/2011, 26/08/2011, 27/08/2011, 30/08/2011, 31/08/2011, 11am - 5pm Tues - Sat FREE On 2nd August 2008 a new display and interactive resource will be launched in the South Muaeum of The Dick. The main focus of 'The Kilmarnock Edition' is a replica of the printing press used by Kilmarnock publisher John Wilson to print the First Edition of Robert Burns works in 1786. The press has been built by members of the 'Burns 1st Edition Projuect Team' with support from East Ayrshire Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund. The displays will also feature manuscripts from Burns and other key objects. The press is fully functioning and will be operated under supervision by qualified printers for both organised school and group visits and during special open events. Permanent ongoing exhibition.   Disabled Access: Yes Booking Required: No Contact Name: John Thomson Contact Tel: 01563 554902		Ancient Egypt and Prehistoric Ayrshire       08/05/2010 - 28/08/2010 show event dates 29/07/2010, 30/07/2010, 31/07/2010, 03/08/2010, 04/08/2010, 05/08/2010, 06/08/2010, 07/08/2010, 10/08/2010, 11/08/2010, 12/08/2010, 13/08/2010, 14/08/2010, 17/08/2010, 18/08/2010, 19/08/2010, 20/08/2010, 21/08/2010, 24/08/2010, 25/08/2010, 26/08/2010, 27/08/2010, 28/08/2010, 11am - 5pm FREE Part of The Journey Beyond - What was life and death like in Ayrshire thousands of years ago, whilst 2,500 miles away the Ancient Egyptians were burying their mummified dead in pyramids and tombs? What did they believe happened when they died? This exciting new exhibition brings together real Ancient Egyptian coffins and other artefacts together with Neolithic, Iron Age and Bronze Age weapons and tools from the South-West of Scotland. With important loans from National Museums Scotland, and East Ayrshire Council’s own collections, the exhibition looks at aspects of life and death in these different cultures, and the rituals and beliefs that were held. One of the key items on display will be the mummified remains and coffin of Iufenamun, priest in the temple of Karnak. Iufenamun was alive around 3000 years ago, and was amongst those entrusted with the sacred task of reburying the remains of the mighty Pharaohs of the new Kingdom from the Valley of the Kings to a secret tomb, only rediscovered in 1881. Burial urns and ancient tools from Ayrshire, and a replica Iron-Age cist burial will illustrate that the people of the area also held strong beliefs about the journey to the next world.   Disabled Access: Yes Booking Required: No Contact Name: John Thomson Contact Tel: 01563 554902
The Journey Beyond - Ultima Thule       08/05/2010 - 28/08/2010 show event dates 29/07/2010, 30/07/2010, 31/07/2010, 03/08/2010, 04/08/2010, 05/08/2010, 06/08/2010, 07/08/2010, 10/08/2010, 11/08/2010, 12/08/2010, 13/08/2010, 14/08/2010, 17/08/2010, 18/08/2010, 19/08/2010, 20/08/2010, 21/08/2010, 24/08/2010, 25/08/2010, 26/08/2010, 27/08/2010, 28/08/2010, 11am - 5pm FREE Part of the ‘The Journey Beyond’ exhibition, ‘Ultima Thule’ features contemporary images taken by Stephen Vaughan, Lecturer in Photography at Plymouth University. His stunning large-scale landscape photographs explore the connections between geology, archaeology and history. The work takes its title from Ultima Thule, a term used in ancient history to describe the mysterious northern frontier, representing a distant unknown region at the extreme limit of exploration and discovery. Vaughan’s work is inspired by the actual voyage made 2300 years ago by the Greek explorer Pytheas, who travelled to the edge of the then known world beyond Britain, towards Iceland and the Arctic Circle. Vaughan revisited the Icelandic landscape, to sites that are the nearest equivalent on Earth to the surfaces of the Moon and Mars, and which were used for training lunar astronauts. His work links Pytheas’ ancient voyage of discovery to the present day and the persistent human urge to explore unknown territory. An Impressions Gallery Touring Exhibition   Disabled Access: Yes Booking Required: yes - tickets may be available at the door Contact Name: John THomson Contact Tel: 01563 554902