A friendly and welcoming museum in the centre of the town above the library. It gives an excellent insight into what life was like in East Lothian in the past, as well as what it is like to live there today. The displays were very wide ranging and informative throughout.

Went to the museum after being at the library below. It’s been newly changed around and loads of stuff added to it. I took my two children (10 and 8) and they loved it. The staff were really engaging with them and they were kept busy doing the quiz, postcard colouring, and finding the Lego figures hidden in the museum (prizes for getting the quiz right!) which meant I was able to actually look round the museum properly. Loved the miniature shops exhibition, the Robert Louis Stevenson and the witches of NB! Well done to all the volunteers, it’s a great museum!

When mentioning visiting a museum to the kids (13&8) there is a sigh, not another. But this museum was great. The volunteers had activities for the kids to do which gave us grownups some time to look around the museum. Our smallest child enjoyed dressing up in pirate outfits and playing in the boat as well as dressing up as a Victorian school child where she sat at a Victorian deck pretending to play schools. Definitely worth a visit, the volunteer staff are incredibly friendly and knowledgeable.

What a brilliant and interactive experience! We told ourselves it won’t even take 30mins to walk through what looks like a tiny museum. We expected dingy, musty rooms with lots of reading. Upon arrival we were welcome warmly and enthusiastically by Anne-Marie, we were given age appropriate quizes to complete and a brief explanation of what the museum offered. The volunteers were on hand to answer any questions we had and we left with postcards to colour in and send off! We ended up spending an exciting and blissful 2hrs in the museum with our 5 children! We will definitely return!

Excellent local museum, located in the town's library, situated on the 1st floor, giving a very interesting display of the town and surrounding area's history through the years. There were plenty of different types of display from information boards to film clips to physical artefacts, some of which you can touch and feel. In addition, there were various challenges and activities specifically designed for children. Overall, a well presented town heritage, suitable for all ages. Free parking available. Well worth a visit.