News - 2020

Volunteer Opportunities
Date September 2020
We have two new volunteer roles available at the David Livingstone Birthplace (DLB). As part of Museums Galleries Scotland’s project "Upskilling and Celebrating Volunteers".

Help Us With the Exploration and Imaginative Play Park
Date February 2020
The David Livingstone Trust is currently restoring and developing David Livingstone's Birthplace and Parkland and making it more accessible and interactive for our communities. We hope to reopen in Summer 2020.

DLT Special Event with Award-Winning Zimbabwean Writer Petina Gappah
Date February 2020
Celebrating the well-known Scottish explorer’s birthday the David Livingstone Birthplace is holding a special event with Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah at 7pm at Summerhall’s Main Hall, Edinburgh.

Volunteer for the David Livingstone Birthplace
Date January 2020
Get 2020 off to a great start by volunteering for the David Livingstone Birthplace, an exciting opportunity to enhance your skills and contribute your own experiences to a team of dedicated volunteers.

David Livingstone Birthplace Secures New Grant for Developing Partnerships and Networks with Museums and Organisations in the African Countries
Date January 2020
The David Livingstone Birthplace has secured a new grant of £39k from Museums Galleries Scotland for a project which will develop working partnerships and networks between the David Livingstone Birthplace and museums and organisations which hold collections relating to Livingstone in the African countries he explored.
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