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Summer Burns Bash 2024: A Fabulous Celebration at Our Charity Museum
Mon, 12th Aug 2024
Category: News
The Sunny Burns Bash commemorated the first-ever Burns supper, held by the poet’s friends on 21 July, five years after his death. This event was part of our Burns Barns…
Discover History Hands-On at Ellisland Farm!
Thu, 18th Jul 2024
Category: News
This summer, we brought history to life for primary-aged children with our ‘A Day in the Life of Jean Armour’ workshops. At Ellisland Farm, young learners stepped back in time…
Robert Riddell Letter Gifted to the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust
Wed, 12th Jun 2024
Category: News
We received the generous gift of a letter in the hand of Robert Riddell from Professor Gerrard Carruthers, one of the world’s leading Burns scholars and a valued member of the…
New Faces at Ellisland
Thu, 6th Jun 2024
Category: News
At the beginning of 2024, we received a significant financial injection of over £39,000. This funding will go towards employing new staff, organizing events, and safeguarding the invaluable museum collection…
Minecraft Ellisland is now Mobile!
Tue, 23rd Jan 2024
Category: News
A new version of Explore Ellisland! created by the students and academics at the University of Glasgow’s Minecraft Society allows for even more users to explore our 18th century farm…
Volunteers thank you lunch
Fri, 1st Dec 2023
Category: News
As a small museum we rely heavily on the goodwill and time of volunteers to run. Here at Ellisland we are lucky to have a dedicated team who help with…
We are recruiting Trustees
Thu, 26th Oct 2023
Category: News
The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust is recruiting to its board of trustees. These appointments are critical to strengthen and develop the trust at an exciting time in our history. We…
The Saltire Society celebrates Scottish talent at Ellisland Farm
Fri, 8th Sep 2023
Category: Events, News
The Saltire Society is one of Scotland’s leading cultural organisations that supports emerging creatives and heritage projects throughout the country. They are bringing their cultural roadshow to Ellisland on Tuesday…
Ellisland Museum and Farm has been awarded accredited museum status for the first time in its history!
Tue, 1st Aug 2023
Category: News
The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust are thrilled to announce that Robert Burns Ellisland Museum and Farm was awarded accredited museum status in the most recent round of evaluation through the…
Auld Acquaintance Cottage is open for holiday bookings
Fri, 7th Jul 2023
Category: News
Our new holiday cottage is open for bookings! Find out more...