A visitor looking at a group of monkeys perching on a branch in a museum display case.
Event

Morning Curator Tour: Monkeys: Our Primate Family

Wed 13 and Fri 15 Aug 09:15 - 10:00

National Museum of Scotland

£15, £13 Members & Concessions

About Morning Curator Tour: Monkeys: Our Primate Family

Join our exhibition curator for an exclusive early morning tour of 'Monkeys: Our Primate Family'.

'Monkeys: Our Primate Family' is the first exhibition of its kind to show primate taxidermy specimens behaving as they would in the wild.

Join us before normal opening hours to explore this special exhibition with its curator, Dr Andrew Kitchener.

The tour will bring you face to face with some of the rarest and most endangered primate species on Earth. Explore their remarkable lives and discover how primates have adapted to survive in different habitats.  

Find out about the ongoing conservation efforts in the wild which help primates’ continued survival despite the threat of extinction through hunting and habitat loss.

Dr Andrew Kitchener is Principal Curator of Vertebrate Biology at National Museums Scotland and curator of 'Monkeys: Our Primate Family'. 

On the day

  • Meet at the Tower Entrance, Level 1
  • Doors open at 9:00
  • This tour takes place before the museum opens to the public. Attendees are welcome to explore the exhibition on their own after the tour finishes at 10:00.

Accessibility and facilities

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

If you have any access requirements, please email us in advance of the tour at publicevents@nms.ac.uk.

Getting to the exhibition gallery

Lifts are available to all floors of the museum. You can check the museum map or ask a member of staff for the nearest lifts. 

There are escalators in the Collecting Stories gallery on Level 1 leading to the exhibition gallery on Level 3.

Information on lift and escalator dimensions is available on the AccessAble website.

Toilets

There are toilets on all levels of the museum. Accessible toilets and baby changing facilities are available on most floors. There is a Changing Places (U) toilet in the Entrance Hall on Level 0.  

You can access the museum map to find those nearest toilets or ask a member of our Visitor Experience team for directions. 

Seating

Seating is available throughout the exhibition.

Large print labels

Large print labels are available in this exhibition. 

Hearing induction loops

There is a hearing induction loop at the information desk outside the exhibition gallery.

Sensory resources

Ear defenders are available to borrow for free from the exhibition ticket desk on Level 3. 

A limited number of sensory backpacks are available at the information desks in the Main Entrance Hall and the Tower Entrance. These backpacks cannot be booked in advance.

Visit our accessibility page for full access information for the National Museum of Scotland buildings.

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