THE WELLCOME TRUST, Dundee, pre-booked tours, Saturday, 20 September: Several buildings can be visited on the Wellcome Trust's world-leading science facility. Tours will include the Centre for High Resolution Imaging, home to the most powerful 3D microscopes in the world. If synthetic organic chemistry awakens your inner scientist, book on 01382 385828
PRIVATE TELEPHONE MUSEUM, 1 Burn Road, Darvel, Ayrshire, 9am-5pm, Sunday, 7 September: A private museum containing a unique selection of telephone memorabilia spanning over 100 years of communication. Switchboards, telephones and other gadgetry.
M
USEUM OF COMMUNICATION, 131 High St, Burntisland, Fife, 11am-5pm, Sunday, 14 September www.mocft.co.uk
This year's all-new exhibition "Chips with Everything" celebrates 50 years of integrated circuit technology – silicon chips to you and me – and 60 years of the transistor. Discover how, in just a few short years, these inventions have changed the world forever. See radio amateurs at work in the museum's Radio Room.
AIRDRIE OBSERVATORY, North Lanarkshire, 10am-4pm, Saturday, 13 September www.astra.org.uk Sited above Airdrie Library, this building is one of only four public observatories in the UK. When special astronomical events happen, the observatory is open to the public, allowing you to view the stars and comets. Presentation at 2pm by the local branch of the Association in Scotland to Research into Astronautics.
CARROCHAN, Loch Lomond and Trossachs Park Authority, Balloch, 10am-4pm, Saturday, 13 September www.lochlomond-trossachs.org Both ancient and ultra-modern technologies are at the heart of this cutting-edge building. It features the largest structural timber frame in the UK, a biomass boiler, sheep's wool insulation and clever use of natural light and ventilation. Guided tours by architect Karen Pickering must be pre-booked on 01389 722 600.
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