Robert Burns' House Dumfries

27/05/2026

The Mausoleum of Burns, Dumfries, c. 1850, steel plate engraving by D O Hill.
You can visit the last home of the poet on Burns Street Monday to Saturday 10-5, Sunday 2-5. Robert Burns Mausoleum is a short distance away in St Michael's Churchyard and you can step inside Monday to Saturday at 11.15 and 2.15.
See more material relating to Burns in Dumfries here:
https://www.futuremuseum.co.uk/collections/people/key-people/burns

23/05/2026

A visit to St Michael's Churchyard will take you to the Burns Mausoleum — the final resting place of Robert Burns.

The mausoleum is open at set times through the day (usually 11.15am and 2.15pm), with museum staff on hand to welcome visitors inside.

It’s a striking memorial to stop at for a moment and pay your respects.

Well worth including as part of a wander round Dumfries.

23/05/2026

19/05/2026

The many faces of Robert Burns on display...where? The Robert Burns Centre, Dumfries of course! The clue is in the name.
Home to a fantastic independent cinema and a museum focused on Burns' life in the town. It is situated on the banks of the beautiful River Nith in a former watermill where we also hold cultural and historical events such as Dumfries Burns Club's annual Poet in Residence evening and this weekend's Archaeology Scotland conference.

18/05/2026

A Sunday in Dumfries offers the chance to spend a while, following Burns’ story through the places connected with him.

From the river to the churchyard, and the streets in between, there’s plenty to take in at your own pace, with time to pause along the way.

Where would you wander first?

14/05/2026

Although his final home and final resting place are known as Robert Burns House and Burns Mausoleum, we shouldn't forget that they were also his wife Jean's home and that the Mausoleum is also where she was laid to rest.
Jean actually lived in the house a lot longer than Burns and was well known in Dumfries. One of the reasons Robert is so well remembered and commemorated in the town is because of Jean and the Burns children.
This letter was sent out by Robert Burns Junior on the occasion of his mother's death and internment.
You can visit Robert and Jean's house for free Monday to Saturday 10-5 and Sundays 2-5. The Mausoleum is also open and available to visit Monday to Saturday at 11.15 and 2.15.
You can view more objects connected with Robert Burns and Jean Armour on our collections website: https://www.futuremuseum.co.uk/collections/people/key-people/burns/jean-armour/printed-letter--robert-burns-jr

19/01/2026

Great to see two of our museums on the front cover of Dumfries & Galloway Life in an edition celebrating our region as a place of tradition and creativity. Lots of other iconic sites alongside our own Dumfries Museum and Robert Burns' House Dumfries (both free to visit and open Tuesday to Saturday).

10/01/2026

You would be welcome to join Dumfries Burns Club and other clubs and well wishers for an even to commemorate the birth of Robert Burns in the town he called home (Dumfries).

Event details:
Friday 23rd January
10am
Burns Statue

The unveiling of the statue in 1882 drew a huge crowd - this image credit Dumfries and Galloway Arts and Museums Service, for more details about the photo and that historic event see: https://www.futuremuseum.co.uk/collections/people/key-people/burns/robert-burns/burns-statue-unveiled

26/12/2025

Opening hours for Burns House over the festive season.