Building works advance apace on Chambers Street

From the outside it may appear that not much is changing in the Royal Museum, but inside there’s plenty going on.

Repairs to the stonework in the West Wing stair have now been completed, and contractors Balfour Beatty are making good progress with the main building works and are on programme for completion by December 2010.

Building work in the cellars of the Royal Museum building

Meanwhile, it’s all systems go for the new galleries, as the RMP team prepare for the installation of the new exhibition spaces, while the gallery teams are already writing the first text to accompany the objects.

But if 2011 still seems a long way away to you, remember you can get a taster of the new Museum by visiting our Treasured exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland, and by checking out our Object of the Month.