Legacies
Bring the past to life for future generations by leaving a gift
in your will to National Museums Scotland.
Throughout the history of National Museums Scotland, generous
benefactors have helped our museums care for and enhance Scotland's
national collections. Legacies - large and small - play a
crucial role in continuing this tradition of support. Legacies
help us improve and develop our museums for the nation.
By choosing to remember National Museums Scotland in your will,
you will be preserving Scotland's national collections for
generations to come.
Your legacy can help...
- Bring our museums to life for everyone: our busy programme of
exhibitions, activities, events and outreach programmes offers
something for everyone - from children and schools to adults and
community groups.
- Strengthen our collections: many important objects of national
significance have been acquired thanks to the generosity of
individual benefactors.
- Care for our collections: our highly skilled conservators work
alongside curators to preserve the collections and reveal the
fascinating stories behind the objects.
- Develop important academic research: analytical research
enables us to explore the condition of objects in our care and
examine the materials used to create them.
- Fund long-term improvements to the buildings that house our
collections: we need your help to achieve our ambitious plans for
the future of our museums
To find out more about leaving a gift in your will, to arrange
an appointment to discuss your support in more detail, or to find
out more about leaving a Gift in Memory of a loved one, please
contact our Development Team on 0131 247 4339.
Find out how previous legacies have helped us here.
Sometimes a person leading a quiet life can reveal extraordinary
accomplishments. This was certainly the case with Miss Crowford...
Read more
It always comes as a pleasant surprise when, out of the blue,
someone gifts a rare and significant object to our collection...
Read more
For one of our dedicated volunteer guides at the National Museum
of Scotland, the Borghese nécessaire is an object so extraordinary
that it captured her heart! Read
more
Although Dr Cecil Gibson lived in England for much of his life,
he was eager that his vast silver collection be used for the
benefit of his native Scotland after his death... Read more