School, college and all group visits
There's a host of things to see and do for groups of all ages
across all our sites. Find out how to book for experiences
reflected in the curriculum for children age 3-18; from the new
Second World War activities at the National War Museum to Connect -
the interactive science and technology gallery, with free
resources, live demonstrations and hands-on sessions for
schools.
More information: find out more on our
schools and colleges
pages
Contact: email schools@nms.ac.uk or call 0131 247
4041.
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Our
Museums
National Museum of Scotland
National Museum of Scotland Chambers
Street Edinburgh EH1 1JF
Open daily from 10:00-17:00
Free entry.
More information: visit our National Museum of Scotland
homepage.
Contact: Main switchboard on 0300 123
6789.
National Museum of Costume
National Museum of Costume Shambellie
House New Abbey, Dumfriesshire DG2
8HQ
Open daily from 10:00-17:00 from April-October
More information: visit our Museum of Costume
homepage.
Contact: Main switchboard on 0300 123
6789
National Museum of Flight
National Museum of Flight East Fortune
Airfield East Lothian EH39
5LF
Open daily 10:00-17:00 from April-October
Open weekends only 10:00-16:00 from November-March
Admission price now includes Concorde Boarding pass
More information: visit our National Museum of Flight
homepage.
Contact: 0300 123 6789
National Museum of Rural Life
National Museum of Rural Life Wester
Kittochside Philipshill Road, East Kilbride
G76 9HR
Open daily 10:00-17:00
More information: visit our National Museum of Rural Life
homepage.<
Contact: Main switchboard on 0300 123
6789
National War Museum
National War Museum Edinburgh
Castle Edinburgh EH1 2NG
Open daily 09:45-17:45 from April-October
Open daily 09:45-16:45 from November-March
Entry to the Museum is free with admission to Edinburgh Castle.
More information: visit our National War Museum
homepage.
Contact: Main switchboard on 0300 123
6789
National Museums Collection Centre
National Museums Collection Centre
Granton Edinburgh
Open by appointment only.
More information: visit our National Museums Collection Centre
homepage.
Contact: Main switchboard on 0300 123
6789
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Venue
hire
National Museums Scotland can provide a range of unique and
stunning venues for your wedding, corporate event, fashion show,
movie premier, lecture, business breakfast, graduation ceremonies -
indeed any special gathering you may have in mind! For a
professional services to ensure that your event is particularly
memorable contact NMS Enterprises Ltd.
More information: visit our dedicated hospitality and events pages
and download a brochure.
Contact: email the team on hospitality@nms.ac.uk or
telephone 0131 247 4113.
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E-newsletter
If you wish to subscribe to our very popular e-newsletter to
ensure you never miss an issue of our guide to all the latest
events, exhibitions and special offers across National Museums
Scotland, or if you want to change your contact details or
unsubscribe from our mailing list, simply fill in our E-newsletter online
form.
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Collections
Our collections represent astonishing diversity, from fossils
showing evidence of the earliest forms of life, to the rich
artifact collections representing other world cultures. Each
curatorial department takes responsibility for a particular area.
For more information, visit the pages of each department:
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Equalities policy
National Museums of Scotland continues its commitment to
equality and participation of a wide audience by Equality Scheme
and Action Plans for disability, gender and race equality.
More information: visit our Equalities Duty pages.
Contact: Tamsin Russell, Organisational
Development Projects Manager, on equalityanddiversity@nms.ac.uk
or telephone 0131 247 4434.
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Freedom of
Information requests
Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, you can
make a request for information held by National Museums Scotland
and be entitled to receive it, provided no exemptions apply.
More information: find out how you can download
and post our request form, or fill in our online version on our
how to make a
request pages.
Contact: email FOI_Request@nms.ac.uk or
telephone 0131 247 4153.
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Membership, donations and patrons
Do you want to become a National Museums Scotland Member or find
out more about how your donation or becoming a patron can help us
to deliver our vision to be a world class museums service that
informs, educates and inspires?
More information and full contact details: visit
our Support
us pages
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National Fund for
Acquisitions
Each year, around 150 objects are added to Scotland’s
collections through funding from the National Fund for Acquisitions
(NFA). Museums, galleries, libraries, archives and record offices
all benefit from this funding. You can apply to the NFA for
assistance with a purchase if you meet the fund guidelines.
More information, full contact details and online
application form: visit our National Fund for Acquisitions pages.
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Online shop
Our new online shop offers a range of publications and books
which you can browse and buy online in confidence.
More information, full contact details and an online
enquiry form: visit our Online shop
contact page.
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Partnerships
At the National Museums Scotland we are committed to working
with other organisations across Scotland and internationally to
maximise value for everyone from our collections and experience.
Our services also include assistance for museums in scotland to
develop better care of and access to our nation’s collections and
work to engage different groups and communities with our
collections.
Contact: National Partnerships Team, on partnerships@nms.ac.uk
More information: visit our National connections page.
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Press office
For all media enquiries, press images and filming requests
please contact the National Museums Scotland press office.
media@nms.ac.uk
More information and full contact details, including out
of hours cover: visit our Press office pages.
Please note that all advertising sales calls or emails should be
directed to
Dulcie Omonubi
CaratNMSMedia@carat.com
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Comments and
suggestions
At National Museums Scotland we aim to ensure that all our
visitors and everyone who engages with us receives a high standard
of service. If you have any comments or suggestions regarding our
services, please do get in touch.
More information and full contact details:
visit our Standards of
service page.
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Volunteering
Around 200 volunteers make a valuable contribution to our work
at the National Museums Scotland. They help in many of our
departments across all our museum sites and play an important role,
increasing our visitors’ enjoyment and understanding of our
collections. Our Volunteers Programme covers all aspects of
volunteering, placements and internships and work experience.
More information and full contact details: visit
our Volunteers
Programme pages.
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Website
The National Museums Scotland Digital Media team is responsible
for the provision and development of this website. We appreciate
your comments and suggestions which will help us develop our online
services for the future. Please get in touch to tell us your
views!
Contact: The Digital Media team can be contacted
by email on webmaster@nms.ac.uk.
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Other queries
If you can't find the answer you are looking for from the above
list, please email our general enquiries response team on info@nms.ac.uk.
You can also write to:
National Museums Scotland
Chambers Street Edinburgh EH1
1JF
Or you can telephone our main switchboard on 0300 123 6789. If
you are dialling internationally, the code is 44 (0). Typetalk:
18001 0131 247 4422.
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