Projects

Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Dr David Livingstone: Discover, Engage, and Connect with the Birthplace Project in Scotland during our year-long series of events to celebrate this 150th anniversary.

This project was a partnership between David Livingstone Birthplace (DLB), Museum Galleries Scotland (MGS), Developing the Young Workforce, and David Livingstone Memorial Primary.

Over the course of six workshops, the DLB Learning Team welcomed the pupils from Mr Burns’ primary 7 class into the museum to get behind-the-scenes access to the museum. The workshops introduced pupils to the varied job roles of the sector and provided opportunities to practise heritage and transferable skills.

This is part of our on-going Community Engagement Programme and is for adults in small groups. Do you want to make new friends and get involved in relaxing activities? Then join us!

David Livingstone Centre is excited to introduce our Community Engagement Programme for adults in small groups.

The ‘Power Play’ Youth Engagement Project, created by David Livingstone Birthplace, supports local young people & offer opportunities to increase their skills, confidence, employability, and sense of belonging within their communities.

The Birthplace Project transformed our museum. The museum is now a vibrant visitor attraction, telling the story of Scottish explorer, missionary, and abolitionist David Livingstone. The Project means that the museum can now deliver learning and public programmes to support schools, community regeneration and international partnerships.

We are currently working with National Museums Scotland who has been awarded a grant by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) with Royal Museums Greenwich. The grant will enable organisations around the UK to work with community groups and explore experiences of empire, migration, and life in Britain through their collections.

Glasgow was a hub of the Scottish and European Enlightenment. Later, it was the second city of the British Empire. Its global intellectual, cultural and economic network, together with its industry, shaped the River Clyde, and its peoples and local environment.

We commissioned the Scotland Malawi Partnership to record talking head films, covering multiple perspectives on Livingstone’s complicated legacy. Over 30 films can be viewed on a touchscreen in the museum’s Legacy Space, where themes relating to the lasting impact of Livingstone's life and work are discussed.

We partnered with RSPB on their Giving Nature a Home Glasgow project working with a group of young people to design, develop and deliver a series of events themed around the climate and nature crises in the lead up to COP26.