Exhibits Hub

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Tam o' Shanter and friends on the lid of a wooden box - one of several small items . . MORE

Tam o' Shanter at Alloway Kirk - one of five paintings by Angus Scott . . MORE

Wood carving of Tam o' Shanter escaping Cutty Sark - one of a set of six wood carvings . . MORE

'The Vision' - painting by James Elder Christie . . MORE

'Burns in Edinburgh' - painting by C M Hardie . . MORE

Part of the stained glass window commemorating the 175th anniversary of Irvine Burns Club - by artist Paul Lucky . . MORE

One of six panels rescued from Lauder's Tea Rooms in Kilmarnock and restored by Susan Bradbury . . MORE

Part of the entry in Dr Fleming's Daybook recording the potions he prescribed to Robert Burns, lint dresser . . MORE

Tam o' Shanter & Souter Johnnie - Parian Ware - MORE

Silk stockings given as a token of friendship to Irvine bookseller William Templeton - MORE

Detail of a gavel carved by Bill Parkinson to mark the 200th anniversary of Burns' death in 1996 - MORE

17th century panel from Irvine Tolbooth, with an inscription honouring King Charles II - MORE

Sculpture, by Alan Beattie Herriot, of Wallace and Burns, for the 250th anniversary of Burns' birth in 2009 - MORE

Replica of the statue of Highland Mary in Dunoon, made for those subscribing 10 guineas towards the statue - MORE

One of Irvine Burns Club's first Honorary Members in 1828 - Irvine-born John Galt - MORE

The chair kept by the Gilroy family, as it had been a favourite seat of the poet in Templeton's bookshop - MORE

Part of the manuscript of "The Twa Dogs" - used for the Kilmarnock Edition and owned by Irvine Burns Club - MORE

The Irvine RNLI barometer, brought home to Irvine during the Club's Harbour Heritage Project - MORE

The piano in the upstairs Music Room, donated by the family of SNO conductor Ian Whyte - MORE

David Sillar gave this cup to his grandson and a later relation donated it to Irvine Burns Club - MORE

A model of the printing press used for the Kilmarnock Edition - made at Grange Academy, Kilmarnock, in 2013 - MORE

Burns' toddy ladles, exhibited in the 1896 Burns Centenary Exhibition in Glasgow - MORE

The 1996 Masterclass series included a session by Bill McCue on 'The Songs of Robert Burns' - MORE

This statue of Burns was found in Belgium by Clement Wilson - MORE

Bailie Fullarton was the model for Provost Pawkie in John Galt's 'Annals of the Parish' - MORE

The Planter cup has an intriguing history - it was awarded to the son of the lawyer who dealt with Burns' father - MORE

Provost John Paterson's family built 'Wellwood' and his sone bequeathed the house to Irvine Burns Club - MORE

'Wellwood' - a painting by Jim Butler. The story of the building is told on these pages - MORE

A panel from the church preceding the current Irvine Old Parish Church - the text is explained on these pages - MORE

A mural in the Burns Room, where a 10-minute audio-visual tells the story of Burns' time in Irvine in 1781 - MORE

A scene of friendship - on a Cup presented to Irvine Burns Club to mark a link between Irvine and Sheffield - MORE

The Coat of Arms Burns might have had - a creation by Ross Bennie, of the Lord Lyon's office, in 2020 - MORE

A model of the Burns statue in Chicago - MORE

A snuff box and whisky glass owned by 18th century Irvine bookseller William Templeton - MORE

A section of oak rafter of Burns Cottage, presented to Irvine Burns Club by James D Sloan - MORE

The 13th Earl of Eglinton, who organised the medieval-style Eglinton Tournament of 1839 - MORE

This fine Bechstein rosewood 'overgrand' piano was manufactured in Berlin in 1879 for Paterson & Sons of Edinburgh. In 1931, it was purchased at an Edinburgh auction saleroom by Dr Ian Whyte (1901-1960), Scottish composer, conductor & pianist, for £35. Installed at his homes in Edinburgh, then Glasgow, it was played by many celebrities including Sir John Barbirolli and Sir Arthur Bliss. His son Don entrusted the piano to Irvine Burns Club in 1978.

piano

  • Wellwood Burns Centre & Museum
  • 28 Eglinton Street,
  • Irvine, Ayrshire, KA12 8AS