Museum of Communication Burntisland

22/04/2026

We have lent some cameras from our collection to form part of an exhibition featuring 100 years of television. It will run in Helensburgh, birthplace of John Logie Baird, from 9th – 27th April 2026, from 10 am until 4 pm every day.

See jlbtv100.org

22/04/2026

22/04/2026

Not long now ....

Our 2026 Exhibition, entitled ‘When Screens were Small, but the Magic seemed Huge’, will open on Saturday 9 May and continue on Wednesdays and Saturdays until Wednesday 30 September.

27/02/2026

Andy says,"Astronomy is fascinating, beautiful and inspiring. I will explain how astronomy contributes to science, technology, the economy, and education. However, our study of the sky is now under threat - from light pollution and from mega-constellations of satellites streaking across the night sky. I will explain the problem and what we can do about it."

Andy Lawrence is the Regius Professor if Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh. He specialises in the study of quasars - giant black holes in the centres of galaxies - but also over many years has been involved in projects mapping the sky at many wavelengths. Streaks appearing in survey images led him into being concerned about the pollution of the night sky, and the more general idea of space environmentalism.

21/01/2026

"Technology with k***s on"

14/01/2026

Mark your calender.

16/07/2025

These are our next lectures. More information on each nearer the time. But we thought you might want to put these dates in your diary. There is no lecture in August. Note that the September lecture is on a Wednesday rather than a Tuesday.

07/07/2025

Bank of Scotland is a name ubiquitous to the financial history of Scotland, but have you ever considered its history?

Located in the Bank's Head Office at the Mound in Edinburgh, Museum on the Mound tells the story of Bank of Scotland and many other banks within Lloyds Banking Group. Join Museum on the Mound's Engagement Officer Gillian Paterson for a whistle stop look at the story of the Bank, the building at the Mound, and many of the characters (and occasional rogues) that have featured in the story of Bank of Scotland for over 300 years.