About Friday Friends

Our Friday Friends programme offers a welcoming space for visually impaired and D/deaf children and their families.

About Friday Friends

Since 2018, in partnership with The City of Edinburgh Council Additional support for learning service, monthly Friday Friends sessions have welcomed two groups to the museum:

D/deaf children and their families
Visually impaired children and their families.

All children attend mainstream schools.

The groups meet monthly and rotate around three venues:

Edinburgh Zoo
The National Museum of Scotland
The Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Upcoming sessions

Date	Time	Theme
Friday 13 September	14:00 - 16:00	VI Friday Friends: Robots
Friday 27 September	14:00 - 16:00	D/deaf Friday Friends: Robots

Booking information

To book a place, please contact us by:

Email: communities@nms.ac.uk
Phone: 0131 247 4313 (please note this phone number is not staffed everyday but please leave a message).

Accessibility and facilities

We want everyone who comes to our museums to enjoy their time with us and make the most of their visit.

Museum entrances

There is level access to the Museum via the main doors to the Entrance Hall on Chambers Street and the Tower entrance at the corner of Chambers Street and George IV Bridge.

Lifts

Lifts are available to all floors of the museum.

Toilets

There are toilets on most levels of the museum, including accessible toilets and baby changing facilities. There is a Changing Places (U) toilet in the Entrance Hall on Level 0. 

Hearing induction loops

There is an induction loop in the Auditorium.

Assistance dogs

Guide dogs, hearing dogs and other recognised assistance dogs are admitted.

Find out more about our access information.