Stuffed animals being moved from the museum building

Photo gallery

See photos from the start of the redevelopment project through to the installation of the new galleries.

Find out how we moved our huge collection of stuffed animals and other large objects from their museum home into storage and see artists' impressions of the new look buildings and galleries. See how our Wildlife Panorama is taking shape, and watch our spectacular T.rex being assembled in the Animal World gallery.

You can see more photos from the project on our Facebook page.

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Millenium Clock Tower Earth in Space gallery Traditions in Sculpture gallery Performance and Lives gallery Installing the Window on the World Window on the World Great White Shark in the Wildlife Panorama Hippo and dugon in the Wildlife Panorama Ocean sunfish and friends in the Wildlife Panorama Preparing a turtle for the Wildlife Panorama Installing objects in the Inspired by Nature gallery Installing objects in the Inspired by Nature gallery Installing the Assyrian relief Transporting the T.rex to the gallery Transporting the T.rex to the gallery Assembling the T.rex Assembling the T.rex's head T.rex Moving the bubble-wrapped elephant Moving the polar bear Moving the tiger Moving the moa Moving the buffalo Moving the brown bear The animals take a rest An American moose poses for the cameras on a forklift The elephant arrives at his new home Artist's impression of the exterior of the new Museum Artist's impression of the arrivals hall Artist's impression of the Grand Gallery Artist's impression of the Wall of Wonder in the Grand Gallery Artist's impression of the Natural World gallery Artist's impression of an Arctic display Artist's impression of the World Cultures gallery Artist's impression of a Discovery Zone in the Museum More space for learning in the new Museum

National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130