Museums - events and exhibitions

We create temporary exhibitions to give our communities access to a variety of aspects of their history and culture. Our temporary exhibition programme runs at  Blackridge , Broxburn and Whitburn Community Museums alongside the permanent displays.

Many exhibitions also tour to Armadale and Linlithgow Libraries when the display cases there are not required for community use.

See below for details of our current programme. You can also download tasters of some of our exhibitions old and new.

Armadale Library

4 February - 28 June2008: Community Display

The History of Armadale Association displays the recently conserved Armadale Roll of Honour.

7 July 30 September 2008: National Coal Board in West Lothian

An exhibition by the Scottish Mining Museum

Blackridge Community Museum

14 July - 12 September 2008: Threading Together

A display of modern banners designed and produced by Armadale schoolchildren inspired by the friendly society banners in the Museums Service collection.

Broxburn Library

7th July - 30th August: Levi's Uncut

People from all over West Lothian worked at Levi's in Whitburn for 30 years. This is the story of life on the production line in the workers' own words.

Linlithgow Library

21st July - 27th September 2008:A Century of West Lothian Women

Women's lives in the 20th Century illustrated through photographs and objects.

The display case in Linlithgow will be available for community displays from 3rd October until 1st December. If your group or organisation would like to use it, please contact the Museums Development Officer on 01506-776347 or e-mail museums@westlothian.gov.uk

Whitburn Library

14th July - 27th September: Banners and Benefits

The colourful story of the Friendly Societies which flourished in West Lothian in the days before National Insurance.