Opening Ceremony
Date: Fri 29 July.
Time: 9:15am gather in Chambers Street. Museum
doors open at 10:00am.
Venue: Chambers Street, Edinburgh.
At 9:15am join in the street party, as an animatronic T.rex
makes it way up Chambers Street, acquatic sea creatures dance and
perform and the Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers play on the steps of
the museum.
Tyrannosaurus Rex by Millennium FX - see him in action here.
Music and fanfare!
At 9:50am the Master of Ceremonies, broadcaster Grant Stott in
Victorian garb, will set the scene before the museum opens. At
10am the Evening News child competition winner will knock
on the doors of the Museum to cue a unique fanfare on the
Carnyx, a 2,000 year old Scottish war horn, accompanied by two
brass instruments. The fanfare is composed by John Kenny
and performed by his son Patrick.
Tidal zone 'creatures' from Oceanallover.
Doors open!
A crescendo of Chinese Firecrackers will then signal the
doors of the Museum being opened by the competition winner. At that
point the public will be allowed to enter the museum!
Suspended hippo and manattee in the Wildlife Panorama.
Be among the first to explore the museum!
Be among the first to explore all the exciting new galleries and
displays! See a selection of treasures from a stunning
array of animal specimens to a host of objects celebrating world
cultures, from Egyptian mummies to
a life-sized cast of a Tyrannosaurus
rex! See more of what's in store for you when the doors open on
29 July on Facebook.