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Chambers Street, EH1 1JF

Reopening Monday 26 April

10.00 - 16:30

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National Museum of Flight

East Fortune Airfield, EH39 5LF

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10.00 - 17:00

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National Museum of Rural Life

Philipshill Road, G76 9HR

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National War Museum

Edinburgh Castle, EH1 2NG

Reopening Saturday 1 May

09.45 - 16.45

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Exhibition National Museum of Scotland The Galloway Hoard: Viking Age Treasure
The Galloway Hoard brings together the richest collection of rare and unique Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland. It is of international significance and will transform our understanding of this period of Scottish history.
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Online Events National Museum of Scotland Revealing the Secrets of the Rosemarkie Sunfish
Discover the facts about a large ocean sunfish that stranded off Scotland’s coast in 2020 and hear what we can learn from studying this strange fish.
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Make your own Lewis chess piece

Scottish History and Archaeology
10 min activity

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The Lewis chess pieces live in the National Museum of Scotland. Colour them in or cut out and make your own chess piece here.

Make your own Lewis chess piece [PDF 122KB]

Make your own Lewis chess piece King and Queen.

Lewis chess piece colouring sheet [PDF 73KB]

Colour in the famous Lewis chess pieces from the National Museum of Scotland.

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Museum reopening

The National War Museum is set to reopen on Saturday 1 May.