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Day
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Activity
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Times & Location
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Further information
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Wed 1
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Craft: Musical
Instruments
Be inspired by our Sounds Global exhibition
and make a simple musical instrument to take home.
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12:30 – 16:00
Studio 2
Learning Centre Level 4
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Drop-in
Children must be accompanied
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Thurs 2
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Gallery Safaris
Join us for short, interactive family treks
round selected galleries on themes such as dragons, toys, and kings
and queens.
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11:30, 12:30, 14:30, 15:30
(20 minutes)Sign up for a limited place with
your safari guide at the Lighthouse Lens in the Grand Gallery 10
mins before start time.
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Suitable for families with children aged
6+. Children must be accompanied.
11:30, 12:30 – Kings and Queens
14:30, 15:30 - Jacobites
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Fri 3
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Trails and Colouring
Pick up one of our themed Family Footprints
trails to explore the galleries in a different way or enjoy some
downtime doing some colouring in
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Pick up a trail all day trail from the Info
Zone or between 12:30 – 16:00 from the Learning Centre Level 4.
Colouring from 12:30 – 16:00
Studio 2, Learning Centre level 4
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Drop-in
Children must be accompanied.
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Sat 4
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Special Guests: Royal Observatory
Edinburgh – Rockets!
Come and make and launch your own
rocket! Meet our special guest character who will tell you
the top 3 things you need to know about space…
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Rockets: 12:30 – 16:00
Hawthornden Court, Level 1
Special Guest character: 11:00 – 13:00, 14:00
– 16:00.
Earth in Space gallery, Level 1
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Drop-in
Children must be accompanied
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Sun 5
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Object Handling
Get to grips with some real and replica
objects from across our handling collections from meteorites to
elephant teeth!
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12:30 – 16:30
Grand Gallery Level 1
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Drop-in
You may be asked to wear gloves depending on
the selected objects.
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Mon 6
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Gallery Safaris
Join us for short, interactive family treks
round selected galleries on themes such as dragons, toys, and kings
and queens.
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11:30, 12:30, 14:30, 15:30
(20 minutes) Sign up for a limited place
with your safari guide at the Lighthouse Lens in the Grand Gallery
10 mins before start time.
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Suitable for families with children aged
6+. Children must be accompanied.
Today’s themes:
11:30, 12:30 - Treasure
14:30, 15:30 - Vikings
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Tues 7
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Science: How to build a
lighthouse?
Learn about the engineering behind Scotland’s
most famous lighthouses and help build one
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12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30 (30 mins)
Hawthornden Court, Level 1
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Drop-in science show
Children must be accompanied
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Wed 8
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Craft: Butterfly and Beastie headbands
and necklaces
Come and make your own bug-inspired accessory
to take home
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12:30 – 16:00
Studio 2
Learning Centre Level 4
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Drop-in
Children must be accompanied
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Thurs 9
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Gallery Safaris
Join us for short, interactive family treks
round selected galleries on themes such as dragons, toys, and kings
and queens.
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11:30, 12:30, 14:30, 15:30
(20 minutes) Sign up for a limited place
with your safari guide at the Lighthouse Lens in the Grand Gallery
10 mins before start time.
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Suitable for families with children aged
6+. Children must be accompanied.
Today’s themes:
11:30, 12:30 - Kings and Queens
14:30, 15:30 - Egypt
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Fri 10
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Trails and Colouring
Pick up one of our themed Family Footprints
trails to explore the galleries in a different way or enjoy some
downtime doing some colouring in
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Pick up a trail all day trail from the Info
Zone or between 12:30 – 16:00 from the Learning Centre Level 4.
Colouring from 12:30 – 16:00
Studio 2, Learning Centre level 4
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Drop-in
Children must be accompanied.
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Sat 11
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Special Guests: A Slice of Life
characters
Step back in time and encounter some
interesting folks from Scottish history – all with a story to
tell. Pick up a meetings map to find all the characters – who
will you meet today?
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11:00 – 13:00, 14:00 – 16:00
Punishment wifie – Scotland galleries level 1,
Edinburgh Doctor – Scotland galleries level 3, Steam Engine Driver
– Scotland galleries level 4, Egyptologist – Ancient Egypt gallery
level 3.
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A ‘meetings map’ can be picked up with
pictures of the characters and their locations. These are avilable
next to each character, at the Info Zone, Entrance Hall and
interactive galleries.
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Sun 12
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Object Handling
Get to grips with some real and replica
objects from across our handling collections from meteorites to
elephant teeth!
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12:30 – 16:30
Grand Gallery Level 1
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Drop-in
You may be asked to wear gloves depending on
the selected objects.
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