National Museums Scotland
Give the gift of Membership
Treat someone special to a great day out exploring our museums, world-class collections, and their stories.
Our museums
National Museum of Scotland
Open daily, 10:00 - 17:00
Free entry
Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
National Museum of Flight
Nov - Mar
Weekends only, 10:00 - 16:00
Paid entry, Members free
East Fortune Airfield, East Lothian, EH39 5LF
National Museum of Rural Life
Open daily, 10:00 - 17:00
Paid entry, Members free
Philipshill Road, East Kilbride, G76 9HR
National War Museum
Oct - Mar
Open daily, 09:45 - 16:45
Free entry with paid entry to Edinburgh Castle
Castlehill, Edinburgh, EH1 2NG
What's on
- Exhibition
Injecting Hope: The Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine
–Injecting Hope is a free exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland, that presents the science behind the COVID-19 vaccine.Coming soon - Event
Member Event: Annual Director Lecture - Unearthing the Peebles Hoard
Thurs 5 Dec, 18:15 - 19:15Hear about an exciting new acquisition, as well as our ongoing work to preserve it and the stories it holds.Sold out - Event
Festive Weekend
7 Dec – 8 Dec 2024, 11:00 – 15:30Join us for a weekend of festive activities, nature-inspired crafts and winter storytelling at the National Museum of Rural Life.Tickets available
Discover our collections
- Discover
What is the Peebles Hoard?
The Peebles Hoard is a spectacular collection of bronze, leather and wooden material. Dating to the Late Bronze Age (c.1000-800 BCE), it contains several hundred elements from a complex set of objects. A complete sword in a wooden scabbard… - Discover
Early Modern Scottish belief in 9 objects
These 9 key objects help paint a picture of belief and devotional practice in Scotland. By showing how people used and interacted with these objects, we get a glimpse into the everyday experience of faith in early modern Scotland. In late… - Discover
10 stories of disability history in the collections
Disability History Month begins in November each year. But all year round we care for and interpret objects connected to the lives and experiences of D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people, past and present. This list highlights… - Discover
An unsolved mystery: the coffins found on Arthur's Seat
Satanic spell, superstitious charm or echo of Edinburgh’s grisly underworld history? We examine the strange tale of these tiny coffins, discovered on Arthur’s Seat almost 200 years ago.