Summer 2021

Get together with other families and children at our free art, craft and storytelling events this summer. There will be outdoor Bookbugs and messy creative sessions, free activity packs for children, entertainment and tours of family-friendly exhibitions at our museums and galleries, all inspired by nature, exploring and creativity.  

Blooming Marvellous

Explore the wonderful world of wildlife and plants through our colourful and entertaining family-friendly exhibition as everything in the garden gets blooming marvellous. Discover the hidden secrets and treasures of our gardens and see how you can help our insects and wildlife.  Explore the world of intrepid plant hunters and find out about the many […]

Art-tastic

You can now visit our Art-tastic exhibition! Book a visit here. Does a picture paint a thousand words?  Decide for yourself at our colourful and entertaining family-friendly exhibition! If you want to, you can explore the stories hidden within some of our fantastic paintings online first. Think about what you can see or how they […]

Explore! Travellers and Trailblazers

Explore! Join us at the multi award-winning Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries to discover exotic lands and fantastic voyages through our family friendly exhibition. There are lots of wonderful things to see, with amazing objects from far flung places, such as Japan, China, South Africa, India and Australia.  Feast your eyes on beautiful hand-painted pottery, intricately carved […]

Summer Reading Challenge 2021

Dare to be a force for nature with the Summer Reading Challenge 2021!! Become a Wild World Hero with OnFife Libraries and Children’s University Scotland.  Read amazing books, get awesome rewards AND stand up for the planet.   When did it start?  The Summer Reading Challenge runs from Saturday 19th June until Sunday 29th August 2021. If you sign up by Sunday 19th July AND complete […]

Diary of events:

These events have been supported by funding from Museums Galleries Scotland as part of the Scottish Government’s Get Into Summer programme, supporting opportunities for children and young people to socialise, play and reconnect this summer.

We are observing Scottish Government health and safety guidelines to keep you and your family safe while you enjoy these activities and events.