Exhibitions at Prestongrange
Prestongrange: a powerhouse of industry
Visitor Centre
April to October 
11.30am - 4.30pm
Come visit our revamped Visitor Centre, which includes new displays, touchscreen computer, a film and a children's section.
Prestongrange was Scotland's first industrial estate, and you can learn about the different industries that took place on site from the comfort of the Visitor Centre, through our short film introducing Prestongrange.
The touch screen computer features the archaeology of the site
Every Sunday afternoon at Prestongrange Museum, families can take part in our new, exciting trails around the museum. Your family could become detectives, go on a ghost hunt or have an art attack! Take part in our Sunday Family Challenges any time between 11.30am and 4pm.
'Gone to Pot'
Powerhouse
April to October
The 'Gone to Pot' exhibition traces the history of potteries around the Prestonpans area including Belfields, Gordons and Hillcoat Potteries.
Includes fun facts from a Victorian porcelain toilet!
With illustrations by local artist Michelle McCluskie, the exhibition also includes industrial pieces made at Prestongrange. One highlight of the exhibition includes Mak’Merry Pottery and the story of Catherine Blair, a Suffragist, founder of the Scottish WRI and creator of Mak’Merry Pottery.
'The Last Miner's House - A 1960s Living Room'
Sunday, 15th May - Monday, 31st October
Prestongrange Colliery closed in 1962, ending a way of life for local miners. Here, a living room from the time of the closure is re-created, highlighting the new designs and technologies of the 1960s, alongside the more traditional aspects of miners’ housing.
