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Event National Museum of Scotland

Centre for Open Learning: Victorian Scotland

18 Jan - 28 Mar 2024
11:00 - 13:00

Seminar Room, Learning Centre Level 4

£180 for 10 sessions (concessions available) 

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Cabinet portrait depicting Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Portrait, by W. & D. Downey, London, 1897.

Cabinet portrait depicting Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Portrait, by W. & D. Downey, London, 1897.

National Museums Scotland are delighted to host a new term of University of Edinburgh Short Courses – a great way to explore our collections and their wider history with experts.  

This 10-week course uses selected items from the museum’s collections as the basis for studying Victorian Scotland. Using a different historical object each week, students will consider the political, economic, industrial, imperial, cultural and social history of Scotland in this period of enormous change and creativity. 

The course will be led by Helen Rapport PGCE, M.A., PhD.

Black and white glass plate negative of the Albert Memorial, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, in 1896, photographed by George Jenkins (SLA.C.17977.B).

Black and white glass plate negative of the High Street, Edinburgh, in around 1896, photographed by George Jenkins (SLA.C.17984).

The University of Edinburgh Short Courses are presented by the Centre for Open Learning. Full information is on the booking link above, or you can contact the Centre for Open Learning on 0131 650 4400 or COL@ed.ac.uk

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Enter the museum from the main public entrances on Chambers Street.

National Museum of Scotland
Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1JF

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Access

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

  • The Tower entrance at the corner of Chambers Street and George IV Bridge is an accessible entrance for visitors who have additional mobility requirements.
  • Lifts are available to all floors and accessible toilets are available on most floors, as well as a Changing Places (U) toilet in the Entrance Hall on Level 0.
  • Guide dogs, hearing dogs and other recognised assistance dogs are admitted.

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