http://burns.scran.ac.uk/ The Centre for Robert Burns Studies, in collaboration with the Distributed National Burns Collection, has finalised plans to host the 2012 Robert Burns Conference ‘Artefact’. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=103 http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=103 Dumfries Museum is hosting its annual Burns on the Beat event. Click for further information. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=99 http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=99 Help Dumfries celebrate the birth of Robert Burns and make this the Biggest Burns Supper ever. This new multi-disciplinary festival of contemporary performing arts will take place across the town with a variety of events to suit all tastes. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=101 http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=101 A new blog has been launched to cover the project as it progresses to redevelop the site and digitise the collections held by the DNBC. Keep an eye out for upcomming features and insights. http://burnsscotland.wordpress.com/ Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=97 http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=97 To Your Mouse: The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum Collections Online Join Curator Amy Miller as she talks about the digital development of the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum's online collections. At the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Robertson Room Sunday 2 October, 2pm Free Event Phone 0844 493 2601 for more information Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=95 http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=95 A Tinder Heart – The Life of ‘Bonie Lesley’ Baillie. We all know about Jean Armour and Highland Mary, but what about Burns’s other heroines? Join local author and former head teacher Isabel Garrett for a look at the life of Burns's muse 'Bonie Lesley' Baillie. At the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum Sunday 4 September, 2pm Free Event Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=93 http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=93 An unpublished letter of Burns, discovered at Floors Castle in the Scottish Borders, was verified in January 2011 by Prof. David Purdie, Editor of the Burns Encyclopaedia - and Dr Iain Brown of the National Library of Scotland. Sent from his farm of Ellisland in 1789 to Prof. James Gregory, head of the Edinburgh Medical School, the letter encloses an early draft of Burns's Poem 'On seeing a wounded Hare' and invites Gregory to comment on the work. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=91 http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=91 I have not been idle’ – Robert Burns’s farewell. A newly-discovered letter about the poet’s last days goes on show at the National Archives of Scotland Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:00:00 GMT http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=89 http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=89 The National Trust for Scotland - Creating the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Autumn 2010 Mon, 24 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=85 http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=85 Mauchline Holy Fair: Saturday 29 May 2010 - the annual mixture of live music, market and street theatre returns to Mauchline in 2010, and of course the Burns House Museum will be open too. Sun, 23 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=83 http://burns.scran.ac.uk/news/news.php?id=83