Building the Window on the World
Rising through the four storeys of the Grand
Gallery, from the ground floor to the roof, Window on the World at
the National Museum of Scotland is the largest single museum
installation in the UK. This time lapse video shows how it was
built.
Building the Window on the
World
Our Museum highlights
As the transformed National Museum of Scotland
reopens, members of staff reveal the highlights of the
project.
Our Museum
Highlights
Opening day
Over 2,000 people joined the opening
celebrations of the new National Museum of Scotland on Friday 29
July. See clips from the ceremony and our visitors' reactions
here.
Opening day
Assembling the T.rex
How do you put together the skeleton of a
mighty T.rex? This time lapse video shows how are team assembled
the dinosaur piece by piece.
Assembling the
T.rex
Creating a new museum
Discover the people and process behind the
installation of our new galleries.
Creating a new
museum
Learning and Communities
Find out about some of the amazing
things you can see and do in the new galleries; from Chinese
Dragons to amazing new musical instruments.
Learning and
Communities
Ian Rankin talks about the National Museum of Scotland
Well known crime novelist and museum supporter
Ian Rankin talks about the project and wall of wonders
appeal.
Ian Rankin
Project update
See how the building works are
progressing and meet our Project Director and Balfour Beatty’s
Project Manager.
Project
update
Building tour
Take a guided tour of the construction works with
National Museums Scotland Director Dr Gordon Rintoul and see how
the building is taking shape.
Building
tour
The Shetland fiddle
Hear the Shetland fiddle commissioned for the
new Performance and Lives gallery played live by some of Scotland's
finest young musicians.
Shetland
fiddle.
Conserving our collections
Find out more about the painstaking work carried out by
our conservation team as they prepare major objects for the new
Museum. See the Maori waka, Egyptian coffins, meteorites and
more.
Conserving
our collections
Virtual tour of the new museum
Watch
our virtual tour of the revamped National Museum of Scotland,
illustrating how the £46 million project will transform this iconic
building into a museum for the 21st century.
Take the virtual
tour
Culture Minister's visit
On 19
August 2009, Culture Minister Mike Russell made a visit to the
building, and cemented in the final stone of the newly created West
Wing entrance.
Culture
Minister's visit
Making a world of difference
Get an insight into this exciting
project and find out how things are progressing. See what happens
when the animals and other exhibits move out and construction work
begins.
Making a world of
difference
Within these walls
Dr
Gordon Rintoul, Director of National Museums Scotland, explains why
Gareth Hoskins Architects were selected as architects for the
redevelopment of the National Museum of Scotland.
Within these walls
© Gavin Turnbull.
This video clip is from the Gareth Hoskins Architects exhibition,
part of The Lighthouse Architecture series.