A programme tonight at 21:00 on BBC Two includes discussions among writers Muriel Gray and Alexander McCall Smith, and model Eunice Olumide.
They investigate some of the most outstanding treasures from one of the finest and most diverse collections in the world at the National Museum of Scotland.
Now 150 years old the museum has had a makeover in recent years and ten new galleries opened this year.
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