Picture Library
The Picture Library of National Museums Scotland comprises a
vast wealth of material from five museums in Scotland.
The Library contains pictures from:
- National Museum of Scotland
- National Museum of Rural Life Scotland
- National War Museum Scotland
- National Museum of Flight Scotland
- National Museum of Costume Scotland
History, science and the arts are covered from Scotland and
abroad; from archaeology to airships, gold to golfballs and daggers
to dodos, we have it all!
Sample images
Click on the above thumbnails for a selection of images from our
picture library.
Search online
Developed in partnership with four other national collections in
Scotland, www.scotlandsimages.com
offers easy access to a selection of our images, with instant
downloads available and more images added daily. Many of the images
are previously unpublished and offer exciting potential to
customers.
Images are available for sale, as prints, or for licensed
re-use, as high resolution digital files.
Picture research
If you can't find what you're looking for, our Picture Library
staff will be happy to help. Picture research is undertaken quickly
and efficiently and curatorial advice about the objects themselves
is always at hand. Any queries large or small are welcomed.
Find out more
For further information about our services including how to
order and the costs involved or how to reproduce an image for a
publication or any other commercial use,
please contact the Picture Library staff, Helen Osmani and Maggie Wilson, who will be happy to
help with all queries and requests.
The National Museums Scotland Picture Library
Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1JF
Tel: 44 (0) 131 247 4236 /4026
Fax: 44 (0) 131 247 4012