National Museum of Scotland

What's on

List of Exhibitions

  1. A man and young girl are standing in the centre of the image, pointing upwards at a giant, 3D sculpture of an animal. Other visitors are to the left and right, looking at the same sculpture, and the sculpture of a gorilla to the left
    Exhibition

    Giants

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    Giants showcases the colossal prehistoric creatures that lived 66 million years ago, through life-sized sculptures, skeletons, and fossils.

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  2. A Bronze Age spearhead. The base of the spearhead has a delicate gold hatched design.
    Exhibition

    Scotland's First Warriors

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    Scotland's First Warriors reveals the origins and impact of conflict in prehistoric Scotland.
    Free

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List of Events

  1. An array of tools for block printing lying on a sheet on a table
    Event

    Creative Workshop: Block Printing

    Saturday 21 March, 11:00 - 15:30
    Join paper folding artist Kate Colin for a bespoke workshop, inspired by our Giants exhibition.

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  2. An underwater photographer swims next to a Humpback whale.
    Event

    Doug Allan: Giants of the Sea

    Join award-winning wildlife photographer Doug Allan as he shares his experiences of getting up close to the world’s great marine mammals.

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  3. A Egyptian sculpture made of brown stone, showing a pharaoh's head with a prominent headdress and serpent motif.
    Event

    Annual Director’s Lecture: Buying Power

    Discover the history of antiquities collecting in Egypt and Sudan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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  4. A large white card structure in the shape of a whale skull. The inside of the structure contains parts of a real bone skull, and teeth.
    Event

    Morning Curator Tour: Giants

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    Join our exhibition curator for an exclusive early-morning tour of Giants.

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  5. A portrait of two young men turned to one another sideways. The man on the left is wearing a white ruffle wig an a blue jacked with buttons. The man on the right is wearing a white ruffled wig and a red jacket with buttons, a blue ribbon draped over left shoulder and a six point star medal pinned to the coat.
    Event

    Centre for Open Learning: Georgian Scotland

    15 Apr – 17 Jun 2026, Wednesdays 11:00 – 13:00
    This course explores Scotland’s great changes and developments between 1714 – 1815.

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  6. A portrait of a Scottish piper in traditional dress made up of red tartan.
    Event

    Centre for Open Learning: Scotland: Romance and Reality

    Fri 22 May 2026, 10:30 – 16:30
    Explore the romance and reality of 18th and 19th century Scotland in this one-day course.

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  7. A paper of hands hold a folded bit of paper with diagonal patterns.
    Event

    Creative Workshop: Paper Creations

    Saturday 23 May, 10:30 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 16:30
    Join paper folding artist Kate Colin for a bespoke workshop, inspired by our Giants exhibition.

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