It's International Minecraft Day, and what better was to celebrate than exploring a faithful replica of Robert Burns Ellisland Museum and Farm in game!

To download, visit: ellislandfarm.co.uk/explore-ellisl… #InternationalMinecraftDay Robert Burns Ellisland Museum & Farm

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#Auroraborealis at The Garden of Cosmic Speculation where they pay tribute to Burns in sculpture. Thanks to our neighbour Amy for this stunning shot!

Our @GlasgowBurns #GlasgowBurns account is ‘blocked’ due to X’s rules re. d.o.b etc. We are working to resolve, but please check in with myself, Ronnie Young & Mark Banks for updates on tomorrow’s interdisciplinary, cross-sector workshop on Burns & the Environment!

Such a thrill to be staying in friars carse hotel ahead of a trustee meeting tomorrow at Robert Burns Ellisland Museum & Farm Easy to reconnect with #Burns in places like the hermitage

A thank you to Áine Allardyce whose painstaking collation of the impact of the QAPrizes for @GlasgowBurns has revealed the barely believable figure of 1.3 billion global impressions for our Burns stories from Nov to Feb Association for Scottish Literature IASSL British Association for Romantic Studies 18th Century Studies

Did you know we have the world's oldest working camera obscura at Dumfries Museum? Visit for a demonstration and see an amazing view of the town and surrounding area.

Camera obscura demonstrations are £4.50 for adults, or access rate is £2.00. The main museum is free to visit.

I was very lucky to get a tour of Robert Burns Ellisland Museum & Farm yesterday by Joan McAlpine with SSDA - South of Scotland Destination Alliance - & South of Scotland Enterprise

V impressive and wee cottage is a great place to stay in a magical part of the world
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And we are very grateful for the support of South of Scotland Enterprise in making this happen via financial support and guidance. The cottage provides an income for our charity and helps sustain us as we seek to save the heritage site

Our holiday let Auld Acquaintance Cottage gets a fantastic feature in The Times and The Sunday Times today - linked to the many Burns attractions in #dumfries including The Globe Inn, Dumfries. Lovely piece by Helen Puttick thetimes.co.uk/article/robert…

This is such a loss. Everyone at Ellisland is deeply saddened by the passing of Oliver, who was the architect behind the FutureVision blueprint for the site. He was a joy to work with, a kind and creative man. Thoughts with his family, friends and colleagues

As the birthplace of Auld Lang Syne, this brought a tear …hearing the children of Dennistoun sing a word perfect version - to the original tune - is inspiring. After record entries to D&G Burns School competition, it shows the bard is alive in young hearts across Scotland ♥️ 🤲

Valentine’s Day red roses still looking good in the kitchen of Robert Burns Ellisland Museum & Farm ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌹 #redredrose #robertburns #jeanarmour #ellislandfarm

Well done to our friends and supporters @GlasgowBurns who have just received what’s effectively an academic Oscar for their work! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Lovely to host P1/P2s of Dumfries North West Community Campus today & yesterday. Thanks to volunteers Anna & Logan, Jackie Artemis Scotland who played Mrs Burns & The Holywood Trust They really enjoyed it! Kids in Museums MuseumsGalleriesScot Angus Robertson Kaukab Stewart MSP joanmcalpine

Was great to have Jackie as Mrs Burns to delight the P1s of Dumfries North West Campus. More pictures and stories tomorrow when we welcome their P2s

Students from Dumfries North West Community Campus Learning Centre visiting last week, learning about Burns, his animals & farm life in the past. They loved making butter in our barn with volunteer Anna. Thanks The Holywood Trust for supporting school visits Kids in Museums 👇😊🧈🐄