£21,000,000 at first glance it does look very attractive, modern yet traditional, inside it is nice and airy it does feel a pleasant place to be although the only thing open at the moment is the cafe and ye auld tourist shop although I almost bought a tie in the Burns tartan. It was interesting to be shown around the new facility and to be able to see the superb new climate controlled storage for the artifacts of our Bard.  Now what were we there for well in actual fact we, Hon. Sec. Smith and, I were there as part of a "FOCUS Group" I think that the only problem was that nobody had actually told this "Focus Group" what we were supposed to be focusing on. The building would be nice if...? Where does the words on... come from?  What is your intention to do with...?  - all of which were good questions, but nothing at all to do with the new website which is being developed and was the purpose of the gathering of these esteemed Burnsians in our little "Focus Group".  Ah well it was good to see the layout of the bew Birth Place Museum, and the project coming to fruition. Hopefully I get back before too long when I be able to look at the poets belongings and works.