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East Lothian Council was a grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund for a brand new heritage centre in the heart of the county: The John Gray Centre. The Archives and Museums services have joined up with the Local History Centre and the Haddington branch library in a historic building in Haddington, with a team dedicated to bringing the wealth of our historic culture to the whole community. The Archaeology team will also be joining in with events and exhibitions, and online activities and resources.

‼️Exhibition Alert‼️📽️CINEMATIC EAST LOTHIANJohn Gray Centre Museum Temporary GalleryTHURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY: 2 Octob...
08/10/2026

‼️Exhibition Alert‼️
📽️CINEMATIC EAST LOTHIAN
John Gray Centre Museum Temporary Gallery
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY: 2 October 2026 to 6 March 2027.
✨You are cordially invited to view our latest temporary exhibition, which has been curated by our Local History Centre as part of its 50th Anniversary celebrations in collaboration with John Gray Centre Museum.
✨Cinematic East Lothian showcases a brief history of the old picture houses in the county, popular film locations in East Lothian, nostalgic items in the Museum Service collection and memorabilia loaned by local residents and groups, as well as a screening of very short films with a local history theme from the Archive Service collection.
✨To complement the exhibition, a series of short local history film shows will also take place in the Local History rooms on selected dates throughout November 2026 till March 2027. Titles and screening times will be posted here soon.🎬
✨Cinematic East Lothian aims to evoke treasured memories of Saturday matinees, crowded foyers and nights spent lost in the visual pleasures of the silver screen.
We hope you will enjoy the exhibition and share your memories of going to the movies!🤩
*Please note that the Museum is only open to the public on Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays from 10am to 1pm & 2 to 5pm.

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured some youn...
06/10/2026

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:
📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured some young people involved in a Government sponsored Job Creation Programme which began in 1975. The young people featured had been under the guidance of East Lothian Countryside Rangers.✨

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured a large l...
29/09/2026

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:
📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured a large lorry manoeuvring through an accident blackspot in Pencaitland. Watching on the sidewalk is Barbara Colignon of The Old Schoolhouse, who was one the local mothers who reported the issue to the Lothian Regional Highways Department .✨

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured fire figh...
22/09/2026

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:
📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured fire fighter John Ketchion cutting his way into a barley store in Haddington, and watched by maltings manager Peter Laing, after a fire broke out under 2000 tonnes of grain. 🔥

21/09/2026

🎉The Local History Centre flash book sale begins today!📚
✨Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri:
21 Sep to 02 Oct 2026.

📣As part of its 50th Anniversary celebrations, our Local History Centre is holding a FLASH SALE of various books withdra...
19/09/2026

📣As part of its 50th Anniversary celebrations, our Local History Centre is holding a FLASH SALE of various books withdrawn from the Library's collection.
The books cover various general history and local history topics, including biographies and stories. Most of the books are in good condition although there are a few old books.📚
The sale takes place from Monday 21st September to Friday, 2nd October 2026.
Please avoid Wednesdays as the first floor services are closed to the public.
Prices range from 50p to £2. CASH PAYMENT IS PREFERRED!💷
All are welcome to have a browse!✨

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured Mr Donald...
15/09/2026

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:
📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured Mr Donald Boath, personnel manager at Ranco, explaining the company's takeover by the Scottish Development Agency to shop stewards.✨

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured a scene a...
08/09/2026

💡Local History Centre 50th Anniversary Newspaper Spotlight:
📰Courier front page this week 50 years ago featured a scene at Whiteadder, when a Water Board worker, Mr. W. Anderson opened the valves, which sent 20 million gallons of water down to the River Tweed.💦

Next week we will be hosting the last of the our John Bellany talks and are looking forward to welcoming you along. 'I d...
04/09/2026

Next week we will be hosting the last of the our John Bellany talks and are looking forward to welcoming you along. 'I don’t borrow – I steal': John Bellany & the Art of Visual Quotation.

Bill Hare will explore Bellany’s technique of incorporating visual references from European art history into his own distinctive style, creating rich, multi-layered works. Bill Hare is an Honorary Fellow in art history at the University of Edinburgh. The talk will be held on Thursday 10th September 2026, from 2pm - 3pm in the Star Room. Free entry but please phone or email using the details below to book a ticket as spaces will be limited.

Tel: Museum 01620 820690 [Thursday to Saturday]; Email: [email protected]

The Archive service are hosting a second Celebrating the Brunton event next week – Wednesday 9th.It’s an informal drop i...
04/09/2026

The Archive service are hosting a second Celebrating the Brunton event next week – Wednesday 9th.

It’s an informal drop in event and a chance for you to look at archive images and material, share your memories and to watch the premiere of our Brunton film created from images and interviews already collected.

Why not come along for a cuppa and a chat?

Learn more about the project here https://share.google/5kCmn5cWjkmYLydmy

Address

15 Lodge Street
Haddington
EH413DX

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 1pm
2pm - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Friday 10am - 1pm
2pm - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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+441620820690

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