Dunblane Museum

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#Museum30 theme 5 is “Self portrait” - Dunblane Museum doesn’t have a self portrait but we do have a portrait of the founder of the Society of Friends of Dunblane Cathedral, and Dunblane Cathedral Museum, James Hutchison Cockburn

#Museum30 theme 4 is “Lighting” - gas lighting was introduced to Dunblane as early as 1841. This photograph of Dunblane's Millrow in 1876 shows old gas works. In 1906 larger gasometer & gasworks were built, demolished 1951, gasometer remained in use until 1970s, when cleared

#Museum30 theme 3 is “New technology - this year saw new free Bloomberg Connects Digital Guide in Dunblane Museum with tour which adds narrated mouse voice describing fun activities to mice characters search for children - each linking to museum object dunblanemuseum.org.uk/digita…

#Museum30 day 2 theme is “paint” - a number of artists of repute in history came to paint Dunblane. Beautiful prints of some paintings in Dunblane Museum can now be purchased from new Dunblane Museum online shop shop.artuk.org/roofless-cath… shop.artuk.org/a-wet-morning…

#Museum30 is month of celebrating museums, first day being “My Museum.” Dunblane Museum is housed in a building dating back to 1624, & shares story of Dunblane through the ages 🗓️ Open Sats until 12 Dec 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free admission - donations invited

Many, many thanks to everyone for the marvellous support today for Dunblane Museum Coffee Morning - to all who helped in any way, and all who came along to enjoy what was on offer: THANK YOU Dunblane Museum is now closed except for Saturdays in Nov & Dec (up to 12 Dec)

Come on down TODAY, Sat 31 Oct in Dunblane Cathedral Hall, 10am-12 noon for Dunblane Museum Coffee Morning - home-baking, tombola, book stall, & range of gift items from Dunblane Museum shop Dunblane Museum is now closed except for Saturdays in Nov & Dec (up to 12 Dec)

It’s TODAY, Sat 31 Oct in Dunblane Cathedral Hall, 10am-12 noon - Dunblane Museum Coffee Morning where you’ll find home-baking, tombola, book stall, and a range of gift items from Dunblane Museum shop Dunblane Museum is now closed except for Saturdays in Nov & Dec (up to 12 Dec)

Hallowe'en sees talk of witches. In Dunblane in 1615 Watty Bryce of Dunblane was brought to trial as "one who has done great mischief with his sorceries & witchcraft." It was clear he’d been tortured to make him confess, so was freed, but his captors were tried and hanged

Just 2 days until Dunblane Museum Coffee Morning - home-baking, tombola, book stall, & range of gift items from Dunblane Museum shop 📍Dunblane Cathedral Hall 🗓️ Sat 31 Oct 🕙10am-12 noon Dunblane Museum is now closed except for Saturdays in Nov & Dec (up to 12 Dec)

Dunblane Museum is now closed except for Saturdays in Nov & Dec (up to 12 Dec) so support Dunblane Museum at Coffee Morning with home-baking, tombola, book stall, and a range of gift items from Dunblane Museum shop 📍Dunblane Cathedral Hall 🗓️ Sat 31 Oct 🕙10am-12 noon

You’ve only got until 23 Oct to visit special exhibition in Dunblane Museum: “A Fine Line & A Piece of Old Rope” - fine line drawings & printmaking by Christine McIver & Peter McIver Dunblane Museum is open until Friday this week, 10.30am to 4.30pm (last admission 4pm) - free

It's #WorldStatisticsDay today. Dunblane at 1801 census had 493 inhabited houses, 587 families, 21 uninhabited houses, 1231 males, 1388 females, 462 employed in agriculture, 175 employed in trades and handicrafts, 1982 other people, 2619 total population

Please support Dunblane Museum at the Museum’s Annual Fund-Raising Coffee Morning where you’ll find home-baking, tombola, book stall, and a range of gift items from Dunblane Museum shop 📍Dunblane Cathedral Hall 🗓️ Saturday 31 October 🕙10am-12 noon

#OnThisDay 1849 Polish composer & virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin died. Jane Stirling from Dunblane's Kippenross had very close association with Chopin. He stayed in Dunblane while he was recuperating from illness He dedicated nocturnes to her youtube.com/watch?v=LcdpowaE…

It's #SewingLoversDay today. Dunblane Museum has a sampler of 1821 when girls were required to demonstrate different kinds of stitches. Religious messages were included in exercises. This sampler was created by Jane Kinross with biblical quotations along with letters & numbers

For the school holidays, Dunblane Museum has special tour in free Bloomberg Connects Digital Guide which adds narrated mouse voice describing fun activities to our very popular mice characters search - each linking to a nearby museum object dunblanemuseum.org.uk/digita…

All are welcome to the special exhibition until 23 October in Dunblane Museum: “A Fine Line & A Piece of Old Rope” - fine line drawings and printmaking by Christine McIver and Peter McIver Dunblane Museum is open Mon-Sat, 10.30am-4.30pm (last admission 4pm) - free admission

It's #WorldPostDay #PostDay. This image shows thatched Post Office at foot of Dunblane High Street in 1888. That was replaced 1892 with top-right building (image from c1907, now Charisma). Later moved to current Stirling Road (image bottom-left)