Family Burns Night at the Museum
Published: 28 January 2019
The Night at the Museum: Burns on Stage programme was created to attract new, younger audiences to the works of Robert Burns
Children and their families were invited to a special "Burns Night at the Museum” at the University's Hunterian Museum on Sunday, 27 January.
The Night at the Museum: Burns on Stage programme was created to attract new, younger audiences to the works of Robert Burns.
The event held at The Hunterian was inspired by the University’s research, historic collections and memorabilia on Scotland’s National Bard.
The University has always had close links with Robert Burns and today, its Centre for Robert Burns Studies is the world’s only research unit dedicated to the study of Scotland’s National Bard.
The Night at the Museum: Burns on Stage featured fun pop-up activities and entertainment suited to children and their families.
Professor Kirsteen McCue said: “To mark Robert Burns' birthday on January 25, we decided this year to create a special family-friendly event to allow children and young people to learn more about Scotland’s National Bard.
“Burns isn’t just about haggis, neeps and tatties and we wanted to engage with our younger Scots to allow them to celebrate our bard with a Burns Night at the Museum of music, song and theatre. We hope that it will be a great event for everyone to enjoy.”
The University of Glasgow received support as part of Scotland’s Winter Festivals programme of events to showcase this event at The Hunterian.
First published: 28 January 2019
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