National Museum Of Scotland Edinburgh
At national museums scotland we aim to share our collections and expertise as widely as possible through research loans advice and training.
National museum of scotland edinburgh. National museum of scotland wylam dilly one of the world s two oldest surviving steam locomotives built in 1813 by william hedley 1779 1843 and timothy hackworth 1786 1850 to haul coal along the wylam waggonway near newcastle upon tyne seen here in the national museum of scotland at edinburgh on 20th july 2017. More information on city centre parking and transport options are available on the main website. Hi the national museum of scotland is based in the centre of edinburgh and we do not have on site parking. Event national museum of scotland edinburgh science festival.
Explore our venues national galleries of scotland. Masterplan edinburgh gareth hoskins architect s to lead the royal museum s transformation into 2011 gareth hoskins architect s has been appointed to lead a multi disciplinary team to re develop the royal museum scotland s national museum for the national museums of scotland. Fresh from a 47 million redevelopment the museum houses a spectacular array of over 20 000 fascinating artefacts. The museum is a 10 15 minute walk away from edinburgh waverley train station.
Like most museums in edinburgh the entry and the audio guides are free. Our diverse collections will take you on a journey of discovery through the history of scotland and around the world taking in the wonders of nature art design and fashion and science and technology all under one roof. More information on city centre parking and transport options are available on the main website. The national museum of scotland is one of the top 10 uk visitor attractions and in the top 20 of the most visited museums and galleries in the world.
The museum is a 10 15 minute walk away from edinburgh waverley train station. National museum of scotland. The national museum of scotland is a very enjoyable way of discovering scotland s past. Royal museum of scotland.
The national galleries of scotland comprises of three galleries in the very heart of edinburgh home to the nation s collection of art all available to hire for special events. National museum of scotland. The national museum of scotland in edinburgh scotland was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new museum of scotland with collections relating to scottish antiquities culture and history and the adjacent royal scottish museum so renamed in 1904 with collections covering science and technology natural history and world cultures. Find out general information about visiting our four national museums.