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National Museum of Scotland

Chambers Street, EH1 1JF

The Museum is now open with new temporary opening hours of 10:30–16:30 daily

Free entry, advance online booking required

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National Museum of Flight

East Fortune Airfield, EH39 5LF

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10:00-16:00, weekends only

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National Museum of Rural Life

Philipshill Road, G76 9HR

The Museum is closed between the following dates:

Saturday 21 November – Friday 11 December

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National War Museum

Edinburgh Castle, EH1 2NG

The museum is now open, 09:45–17:45 daily

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Exhibition National Museum of Scotland Scotland’s Precious Seas
Discover the diversity of life in Scotland’s seas and the many threats facing our marine life. Find out about the scientific research measuring the impact of our activities on the marine environment and how global climate change is affecting the wildlife in our waters.
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Exhibition National Museum of Scotland New thinking, new collecting
This display highlights a small selection from our Scottish History & Archaeology collections, showing how research and collecting at National Museums Scotland is reshaping understandings of Scotland in the past, and reflecting the Scotland of today for future generations of museum visitors.
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National Museums Collection Centre
Explore stories, films and games
Explore stories, films, games and resources from the museums’ collections.
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Our online database contains a selection of the 12 million objects and specimens in our collections.
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Museum at home
Museum at home

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Museum Art Challenge

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Play and learn
Families
Have fun with our collections whether you’re at home or outdoors.
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Watch and listen
Explore the amazing collections of National Museums Scotland through films, animations and podcasts.
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The American Foundation
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Discover all the benefits of Membership and find out about types of Membership, prices and ways to join here.
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The objects in our care have the power to inspire people now and in the future. Your donation today will protect our collections and help us to share their stories with the world.
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Discover Ancient Egypt

World Cultures
20 min play

Ancient Egypt was one of the earliest and longest-lived civilisations, spanning almost 4000 years of history. Explore the world of Ancient Egypt by playing our games.

Discover Ancient Egypt

Build a pyramid

The Three Pyramids

Egyptian tomb adventure

Land of the Egyptians

Dress like an Egyptian

Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Temple stores game

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