School visits at the National Museum of Scotland
The outstanding collections in our care can help you deliver
active, creative, skills-based learning across many different
curriculum areas. Be it in science and technology, history, the
natural world or cultures and peoples from around the globe
- it’s all here under one roof.
- Experience the amazing £47 million transformation of the
museum, including 16 new galleries and interactive exhibits to
explore.
- See the world come to Scotland in our fascinating new World
Cultures galleries.
- Come face to face with birds and beasts from around the world
in our new Natural World galleries.
- Explore decorative art treasures and cutting edge design in our
new Art and Industry and Art and Design galleries.
- See treasures from the edges of history and trace Scotland's
story from Pictish stones to the Industrial Revolution.
- Explore Scotland: A Changing Nation
and examine how Scotland has been shaped into the nation it is
today.
- Visit Connect - our interactive science gallery. From
robots to Dolly the Sheep, locomotion to space travel, let your
class discover the inventions that have changed our lives!
What do we offer schools at the National Museum of
Scotland?
- Free admission for all pre-booked school groups.
- Free teacher-led object handling
sessions - explore the past using real and replica
objects.
- Workshops and live interpretation
sessions led by experienced facilitators - full details can be
found in the schools programmes.
- Living history sessions, where primary school pupils can meet
Romans, Vikings, Jacobites and Mary, Queen of Scots.
- Events for teachers.
- Seminars, workshops and debates led by experts for older
students.
- Research library and Info Zone
offering older students opportunities for further independent
study in Scottish history, archaeology, world cultures, decorative
arts, science, technology and natural history.
- Free teachers' packs and online
resources.
- New learning centre, cloakroom and lunch area.
Download our programmes for full details.
“I was very impressed with the workshop. The leaders were very
in tune with the children and kept them interested for two hours.
Many thanks.” St Ninian's Primary School