# David Livingstone Birthplace

> Museum and parkland in Blantyre, Scotland, exploring David Livingstone’s life and legacy, including slavery, colonialism and the people who supported his journeys.

The David Livingstone Trust owns the Birthplace. This website provides visitor information, educational resources, collection access and ways to support its work.

## Plan a visit

- [Museum homepage](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/): Museum overview and current opening information.
- [Plan your visit and accessibility](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/plan-your-visit): Access facilities, parking, transport, visitor guidance and contact details.
- [Admission tickets](https://shop.dltrust.uk/tickets): Official admission booking page; choosing dates and tickets requires JavaScript.
- [Museum exhibition](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/exhibition): Gallery-by-gallery guide to Livingstone’s life, his companions and the exhibition’s treatment of slavery and legacy.
- [Guided tours](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/tours): Tour arrangements, current schedules and booking routes.
- [Group visits](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/groups): Group admission, tours, catering, room hire and travel-group enquiries.
- [Events](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/events): Upcoming activities and links to the events calendar and booking service.
- [Park and trails](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/parkland-and-nature-trails): Grounds and nature-trail overview, including general access information.
- [Livingstone’s Café](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/cafe): Café information and sample menu images; café access does not require museum admission.
- [Family fun](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/just-for-kids): Family introduction to the exhibition, playground, events, café and shop.

## Venue hire and celebrations

- [Room hire](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/room-hire): Available event spaces, catering requirements and booking enquiries.
- [Children’s parties](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/parties): Party arrangements, buffet choices, dietary enquiries and the linked online planner.
- [Weddings](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/weddings): Bespoke ceremonies, receptions, photography visits and how to arrange a viewing.
- [Funeral teas](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/funeral-teas): Reception and catering options, with a contact route for bespoke arrangements.

## Schools and learning

- [School visits](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/schools): Curriculum-linked visits, additional support, facilities and booking information.
- [School workshops](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/workshops): Workshop topics, adaptable sessions and booking-request routes.
- [School handling boxes](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/handling-boxes): Navigation-themed classroom loan boxes, learning outcomes and curriculum links.
- [Learning resources](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/learning-resources): Directory of classroom activities and videos on global citizenship, conservation, religion and related topics.
- [Learning from Livingstone](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/learning-from-livingstone): Secondary classroom resource using an anti-racist approach to history; includes a downloadable teaching PDF.
- [Children’s audio tour](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/audio-tour-for-children): Pupil-created museum tour with audio downloads, a map and guidance on listening equipment.

## History, collections and research

- [Who was David Livingstone?](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/david-livingstone): Museum introduction to his life and the consequences and contested legacy of his travels.
- [The collection](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/collection): Collection overview, preview-portal links and a route to the repatriation statement.
- [Collection preview portal](https://collection.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/): Official-linked online preview of selected objects and collection themes; search requires JavaScript.
- [Reference library](https://reference.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/): Official-linked library catalogue and a route to request an in-person research visit; search requires JavaScript.
- [Repatriation and remediation](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/repatriation-and-remediation-statement): Museum position on colonial collecting, provenance research, restitution and contact routes.

## The Trust and getting involved

- [About the Trust and its values](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/about-us): Ownership, museum purpose, interpretation approach, values and policy links.
- [Governance](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/governance): Trust governance structure, committees, patrons and trustees.
- [Partnerships](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/partnerships): Community and international collaboration, partner examples and an enquiry route.
- [Projects](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/projects): Starting point for the museum’s community, research and redevelopment projects.
- [Volunteering](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/volunteers): Volunteer roles, registration, training, benefits and how to enquire.
- [Careers and placements](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/careers): Employment-interest and placement enquiry routes.
- [Contact the museum](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/contact-us): Postal address, telephone, email and an enquiry form.

## Optional

- [Podcasts](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/podcast): Episode directory covering collection objects, Black history, learning topics and diaspora storytelling.
- [Support the museum](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/donate): Donation routes and an explanation of the activities donations support.
- [Museum blog](https://www.david-livingstone-birthplace.org/blog): Dated news, community updates and historical features.