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Annan Museum
ANNAN
MUSEUM exhibitions 2009
(entrance
to all exhibitions is free):
- Wed 20 May – Sat 13 June
After a two year break our local art club is back with an all new exhibition. Most works for sale.
- Wed 17 June – Sat 8 August
A snap shot of everyday life through 250 years of history. With displays on local industries, including Cochrans and the Woolsey, and local notables such as Robert Burns and Thomas Carlyle.
- 11am Wednesday 17th June,
Victoria Hall, Annan (please enter via the museum)
- Sat 27 June 10am-2pm
You are invited to join our Roman re-enactors to learn about military and civilian life in the first and second centuries AD.
- Also:
10.30-.12.45: Guided bus tour of Birrens and Burnswark. Very limited seats – book through museum.
- 2pm free lecture: "The Roman army beyond the Wall; Redesdale and Annandale compared"
by Jim Crow, Professor of Classical Archaeology and Head of Archaeology at Edinburgh University. Victoria Hall, Annan (please enter via the museum)
- Wed 12 August – Sat 3 October
In the first four days of September 1939, nearly 3,000,000 people, mainly children, were transported from towns and cities in danger from enemy bombers to places of safety in the countryside. This exhibition looks at the life of these uprooted people and those around them. Schools workshops 31 August - 11 September.
- Wed 7 October – Sat 14 November
This poignant memorial, based on the photograph of a local soldier, is a focal point of Annan Town Centre. This exhibition celebrates and commemorates those represented on this fine monument and on monuments around the region.
The Annan Museum also houses a permanent exhibition on the history of Annan. Thanks to a generous grant from the National Lottery the Annan Museum refurbished the permanent exhibition in 2008. It displays more of the town's collection including costume, photographs and the town regalia.
This fascinating walk through time, from stone age technology to nuclear fusion, includes interactives and children's activities. It is open to the public during normal hours, but is available to group/coach bookings anytime.
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