News - 2019

April 2019
Belong Nottingham Visit 14 May 2019
The Birthplace Project team were delighted to welcome a team the Belong Nottingham team to our offices to have an exchange of research, information and start an exciting new research partnership.

April 2019
Birthplace Project's pop-up display at Livingstone Memorial Church in Blantyre
Our pop-up exhibition has now moved on to David Livingstone Memorial Church in Blantyre where you can see it until the end of April. Opening times are...

March 2019
Volunteers Day
Our wonderful volunteers had a closer look at some of the graphic content for the redesign as well as some tea and cake!

March 2019
Association of Scottish Business Women Recognise Isabel Bruce as one of their Women of Inspiration 2019
As Chair of the David Livingstone Trust, she is the driving force behind a £6.1m project to transform Livingstone’s Blantyre birthplace into a hub of learning and cross-cultural importance, securing funding from the Scottish Government, Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic Environment Scotland.

January 2019
Publication of Livingstone’s Missionary Travels Manuscript (1857): A Critical Edition
We are thrilled to announce the publication of Livingstone’s Missionary Travels Manuscript (1857): A Critical Edition after a long period of development.