Whitburn Community Museum

About the museum

Whitburn Community Museum is run by the West Lothian Council museums service and is housed in the Whitburn Partnership Centre on Armadale Road. It is the place to find out about the local history of Whitburn and its communities.

The permanent exhibition was co-curated with local people and shows artefacts connected with the town’s communities, people and stories, including local coal mining and the Levi’s factory, together with a digital interactive display. Collection highlights include a Fender guitar signed and donated by Andy Mooney, the chief executive of Fender, who was born in Whitburn.

The museum welcomes donations of objects and pictures and offers volunteering opportunities.

Highlights

• Permanent Whitburn local history exhibition, co-curated with the community
• Digital interactive display
• Fender guitar signed by Andy Mooney, born in Whitburn
• Objects on local coal mining and the Levi’s factory

Permanent exhibition

• Whitburn Local History – A permanent display co-curated with the local community, with artefacts on Whitburn’s people, communities and stories and a digital interactive.

Founded

1994

Operated by

West Lothian Council

Admission & discounts

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The Partnership Centre entrance has a ramp and automatic doors, with level access to the museum and wheelchair-accessible toilets. Three free disabled parking spaces are in front of the building and cannot be booked in advance. Assistance dogs are welcome, and the museum space is usually quiet, though it is shared with other community facilities.

Kids & families

Children are welcome. West Lothian Council is a breastfeeding-friendly organisation.

Getting there & parking

The museum is inside the Whitburn Partnership Centre, 2 Armadale Road.

Amenities & dining

• Wi-Fi

Free Wi-Fi is available in the Whitburn Partnership Centre without a password.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.