The Writers’ Museum will be open again this weekend following refurbishment.
The museum on Lady Stair’s Close has rare works and artefacts which highlight three Scottish writers Burns, Scott and Stevenson. It will be open again just in time for the annual celebration of Rabbie Burns’ birthday after a two month closure.
Visitors will once again be able to see the city’s rare collection of portraits, first edition books and writers’ personal belongings including Robert Burns’ writing desk, the printing press on which Scott’s Waverley Novels were first produced, and Scott’s own dining table and rocking horse.
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The refurbished Museum will also feature Sir Walter Scott material which until now has never been seen on public display and a new, temporary exhibition and events space which is expected to shine a light for the first time on contemporary writing in the Museum.
The flexible space can accommodate performances, meetings and is available for hire. It is a writing hub within the city’s ‘Literature Quarter’ comprising the Scottish Poetry Library, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Scottish Book Trust (national agency for readership development), Canongate Books , the Makars’ Court (commemorating Scottish writers and poets) and the National Library of Scotland.
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