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David Hopes @HopesDavid
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Tonight, as the world sees out the old year singing #AuldLangSyne, let's also wish a happy new year to the birthplace of this timeless anthem to friendship @Burns_Ellisland #NewYear2026
Robert Burns Ellisland Museum & Farm@Burns_Ellisland
27 Nov 2025
Tonight we launch our campaign to save Ellisland - the farmhouse Burns designed and built, where he wrote Auld Lang Syne. This Category A listed building is at risk. We're seeking £12m to restore the home, safeguard the collection, and create a world-class cultural destination.
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Robert Burns Ellisland Museum & Farm@Burns_Ellisland
27 Nov 2025
Tonight we launch our campaign to save Ellisland - the farmhouse Burns designed and built, where he wrote Auld Lang Syne. This Category A listed building is at risk. We're seeking £12m to restore the home, safeguard the collection, and create a world-class cultural destination.
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Robert Burns Ellisland Museum & Farm@Burns_Ellisland
27 Nov 2025
Watch the full film introducing Ellisland to the world on our website, and please share with your networks. Together we can save the home of Auld Lang Syne. ellislandfarm.co.uk/donate/ #robertburns #saveellisland #ellisland

Donate - Ellisland Museum & Farm

Without urgent action, we face the loss of a cultural treasure, where the world’s song of friendship was born. Ellisland is the place to fall in love with Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet. This...

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A complete coincidence that this gathering of English Civic Museum colleagues was outside a pub
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HenryMooreInstitute@HMILeeds
18 Aug 2025
Proposals open for one-day symposium Placemaking: The Past, Present, and Future of Public Sculpture and Urban Regeneration @UniofBradford, Friday 17 October 2025, organised in partnership with @C20Society. Deadline: Monday 8 September 2025, 5pm Details: henry-moore.org/discover-and…
A large bronze sculpture by Henry Moore of a reclining woman, nicknamed 'Old Flo'. It is in an urban setting with high-rise buildings behind.

ALT A large bronze sculpture by Henry Moore of a reclining woman, nicknamed 'Old Flo'. It is in an urban setting with high-rise buildings behind.

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We're looking for an experienced partner to support in a strategic review of @LeedsMuseums find-tender.service.gov.uk/N… a Tender
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A fine way to end the day following a very productive meeting with @margarethodge organised by @nmdcnews @Tate @kmerrin @pjsapwell @tonybutler1 @zakmensah
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Happy #WorldHeritageDay 2025! I really like this project to record the sound of heritage places citiesandmemory.com/heritage…

Sonic Heritage - the sounds of the world's most famous sights

Sonic Heritage is a global tour to examine the role sound plays in the UNESCO-listed spaces deemed the world’s most culturally significant.

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This now added to my list of favourite impersonator names #mancsinatra
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This morning at @TempleNewsam 🤩
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The only thing that enhances the amazing @MuseoGuggenheim is a @TempleNewsam tote
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Toledo didn't disappoint, particularly the beautiful @MuseodelGreco 🤩
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Buy a @TempleNewsam tote bag, see the world! 🌎 @museodelprado
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A glorious Saturday morning in Madrid exploring the Sakiko Nomura show at the Fundacion Mapfre @mapfreFcultura
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An exciting time to join the project team at Ellisland - please share! @Burns_Ellisland ellislandfarm.co.uk/about/jo…

Jobs at Ellisland - Ellisland Museum & Farm

We don't always have roles available, but we will update this page with any vacancies at Ellisland Museum and Farm.

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Lovely evening at @I_W_M North for the opening of Chila Burman's awesome new show
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Robert Burns Ellisland Museum & Farm@Burns_Ellisland
26 Jan 2025
Listen to our trustee @HopesDavid explain to @BBCOutofDoors why Ellisland is so special, and our plans - backed by @HeritageFundSCO and @SoSEnterprise to Save the Home of Auld Lang Syne bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0027b… Starts 1:33
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Guess who forgot to buy neeps and tatties? Happy #BurnsNight all the same!
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Robert Burns Ellisland Museum & Farm@Burns_Ellisland
23 Jan 2025
Fantastic turnout for Burns debate @ScotParl secured by @olivermundell with response from @jamiehepburn Thanks to all MSPs who spoke & who came along to support our plan to Save the Home of Auld Lang Syne including tourism minister @RichardLochhead
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One of my new year's resolutions is to see this place: ft.com/content/4fa97639-cc66…

House museums #99: 575 Wandsworth Road, London

Civil servant Khadambi Asalache transformed his unassuming terraced house into a carved wood fantasy with intricate fretwork to rival the most elaborate cathedral or mosque

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