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Tours

Join one of our guided tours and discover some of the highlights of the National Museum of Scotland.


New Galleries taster tour

Times: 11:00 (1 hr)
Cost: Free.
Suitable for: Adults.
Venue: Tours leave from the Meeting Point, Entrance Hall, Level 0.

Join one of our New Galleries Taster guided tours and discover some of the highlights in the new galleries.


Themed tours

Times: 13:00 (1 hr)
Cost: Free
Suitable for: Adults.
Venue: Tours leave from the Meeting Point, Entrance Hall, Level 0.

Join us for our exciting programme of tours with a different theme every day in the new or Scotland galleries. You can see the schedule for our themed tours here.


Scotland highlight tours

Times: 15:00 (1 hr)
Cost: Free
Suitable for: Adults.
Venue: Tours leave from the Meeting Point, Entrance Hall, Level 0.

Join one of our daily guided tours and discover some of the highlights in the Scotland galleries.

Tours for visually impaired visitors

To arrange a tour with handling opportunities for visitors with visual impairments please email tours@nms.ac.uk or call 0131 247 4041, giving at least three weeks’ notice.


Signed tours (BSL)

If you wish to enquire about the possibility of booking a BSL interpreter for any tours or other events, please email tours@nms.ac.uk, giving at least three weeks' notice.


Booked tours

In addition to the regular programme of guided tours, you may book tours for individuals and groups by contacting our Group Bookings Officers at tours@nms.ac.uk or calling 0131 247 4041 for details. You can see a full list of the tours available here.

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