Tag: National Museum of Scotland

Down to Earth will reunite the four fragments of the Strathmore Meteorite for the first time since it fell to earth on 3 December 1917. A display at the National Museum of Scotland will present...

 This weekend there is some free entertainment at the National Museum of Scotland on both Saturday and Sunday from 11.00 to 16.00.You will meet Alan Breck's Regiment and the soldiers of 1745 who will...

A new exhibition which will run till 25 February 2018 opens at the National Museum of Scotland on 13 October 2017.The exhibition of silver dating from the last thousand years is quite spectacular and...

At the National Museum of Scotland from 21 July 2017 a new art display will feature the work of visual artist Sue Jane Taylor and her paintings relating to the North Sea oil industry. The...

Young people aged 14-19 who might benefit from taking part in Impact Arts Cashback to the Future Programme should read on.This programme will run from Tuesday to Fridays from 11 July-4 August 2017 at the...

The National Museum of Scotland has become guardian of the Galloway Hoard after the Queen's And Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer (QLTR) allocated it to them. QLTR is the owner of last resort in a number...

 The portrait, by Louis Gabriel Blanchet, shows Charles Edward Stuart at 19, in full princely regalia. It was painted in Rome in 1739. The Stuarts by this time had been in exile in Europe...

A rare example of  Sir Basil Spence furniture is now on display in the Design for Living Gallery at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Sir Basil Spence, a leading British architect of the 20th...

The National Museum of Scotland has been crowned this year’s winner in the Sudocrem Care & Protect Baby Changing Room Awards in the category for Best Dad’s Toilet.Scottish rugby player Stuart Hogg presented the award to...

Kids can now go free to Monkey Business at the National Museum of Scotland until the exhibition closes on 23 April, thanks to support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The promotion, which begins tomorrow in...

Our suggestion is to support the National Museum of Scotland (NMS) by gifting a membership to NMS to your friends or family. You are doing some good while giving a great gift at the...

Dad's Rock is an Edinburgh charity run by Barry, David and Tom. They are all dads themselves and they have put together this bumper list of things to do in Edinburgh with children of...

The jungle has arrived at the National Museum of Scotland as primates swing from the branches, hang by their tails and screech from the canopy in Monkey Business.More than 60 spectacular new taxidermy specimens of monkeys,...

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...

Earlier this year The National Museum of Scotland opened ten new galleries following continued investment on Chambers Street. In November the museum will host a sensationally stylish weekend inspired by the Museum’s new Art and...

The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, on tour from the Natural History Museum in London, will open at the National Museum of Scotland tomorrow Friday 16 September 2016. Admission is free.This will be...

From Friday 8 July you can enjoy ten new or, perhaps more accurately in some cases, substantially refreshed galleries at the National Museum of Scotland. We think it is a really good combination of old...

UK Principia Mission Launch EdinburghOn Tuesday 15 December, Scotland marked British ESA Astronaut's Tim Peake’s mission to the International Space Station with European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti who was visiting Edinburgh.In partnership...

Ten new galleries will be unveiled at the National Museum of Scotland next summer and, in spring, two redeveloped aircraft hangars will open at the National Museum of Flight in East Fortune.Meanwhile, a packed...

Well, the Museum Lates this time came with a Victorian twist, albeit elements of steampunk and selfies to drag it right up to the present day. With a lecture on tattoos, mindfulness, colouring in of...

Museum Takeover today!  Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership Last chance to see Photography a Victorian Sensation O Taste and See: Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers in concert Edinburgh Steiner School Christmas Market on Saturday Museum Takeover Day in England means that young...

Staff at the National Museum of Scotland are on strike until 30 August and this means that some parts of the Museum and the National War Museum will be closed to the public all...

This June there will be a major exhibition staged at the National Museum of Scotland displaying all sorts of images taken in the 19th century and explaining how the Victorians were crazy about photos.It...

A big challenge is looming for one Edinburgh chef who tomorrow night is due to serve up a three course meal to an audience of discerning experts at Scotland’s foodie equivalent of the Oscars.The catering...

Next month there will be a major exhibition staged at the National Museum of Scotland which will explore the Victorian craze for photography and examine how it has influenced the way we capture and...

 Got an old astronaut suit tucked away somewhere? Prepared to admit to it...or even wear it? Then this one's for you....on Thursday Dr Gordon Rintoul, Director of National Museums Scotland, launched the 2015 Edinburgh International Science...

Winter Guided Walk: join a Garden Guide for a leisurely afternoon walk round the Garden. Discover stunning seasonal highlights and learn about the history of the Garden and its plants. For ages 14+. 2pm,...

Today there will be two showings of films designed to have you on the edge of your seat in awe rather than fear. Get along to the Festival Theatre to be thrilled by the two...

MONDAY 19TH JANUARY 2015Toddler Time: The Hive (U). Screenings designed to introduce young children to the cinema., with 30-minutes shows for pre-school children and their parents/carers. This week join Buzzbee and his friends in...

Morningside United Kids' Club: two hours of stories, games and crafts. 10am-12 noon today and every Saturday, Morningside United Church, 15 Chamberlain Road. £3 per child. All welcome!Winter Guided Walk: join a Garden Guide for...