A festival of historic fun

The event is part of the Festival of Museums, a nationwide programme of cultural events taking place from May 19-21 and coincides with the ‘Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology?.

The Antonine Guard will be on duty along with a small Celtic encampment to help visitors discover what life was like on the Antonine Wall.

There will also be face painting, basket weaving, learning to write like a Roman and much more at the event, which will be taking place between 12-4pm.

Mark Grant, General Manager of East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust said: “This is set to be an exciting and entertaining event for all the familyand I look forward to welcoming everyone to the Auld Kirk Museum.”