Highlight Talk – Calum Colvin OBE on Burnsiana

Highlight Talk – Calum Colvin OBE on Burnsiana

Calum Colvin OBE, acclaimed and internationally respected artist, Professor of Fine Art Photography at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee, discusses and illustrates for us Burnsiana, a project involving an open-ended series of works, a series of exhibitions and books born from an appreciation of the poetry, life and times of Scotland’s favourite son, Robert Burns.

Booking for Highlight Talks at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum is recommended to guarantee entry. Due to limited capacity in the venue, any available seats will be allocated to attendees on a first-come, first-served basis, meaning that entry cannot be guaranteed without a booking.

Doors open at 2:15pm

Additional Information

Disabled access
Wednesday 5 November 2025
2.30pm
Free
Robertson Room, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Murdoch's Lone, Alloway KA7 4PQ

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