National Museum of Scotland
With thousands of amazing objects across multiple galleries, the Museum offers you a world of discovery all under one roof
Visitor information for National Museum of Scotland
Admission details:
Free entry
Opening hours:
Open daily, 10:00 - 17:00
Closed 25 Dec. Open 26 Dec, 12:00 – 17:00. Open 1 Jan, 12:00 – 17:00.
What's on
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Find Out Fridays
10 Jan – 27 Jun 2025, every Friday afternoon during term time 13:30 – 16:00Taking a different theme and activity each week, our Engagement team will share some of the fascinating facts and surprising stories behind our collections.Free - Event
Curiosity Club
Sat 29 Mar - Sat 21 Jun, 10:30 - 12:00Don’t miss our exciting, hands-on sessions for curious kids ages 7-11. - Event
Relaxed Curiosity Club
Sat 29 Mar – Sat 21 Jun, 14:30 - 15:30Join us for our exciting series of hands-on sessions for curious ASN families.
Stories from the collections
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What is the Peebles Hoard?
The Peebles Hoard is a spectacular collection of bronze, leather and wooden material. Dating to the Late Bronze Age (c.1000-800 BCE), it contains several hundred elements from a complex set of objects. A complete sword in a wooden scabbard… - Discover
A mysterious Iron Age figure from Ballachulish
Fertility figure or Iron Age goddess of the straits? This carved sculpture of a female dates from around 600 BC, but its origins remain unknown. - Discover
A watch for King James VI and I's favourite
In around 1615, James VI and I presented his favourite courtier, Robert Kerr, Earl of Somerset, with an elaborate pendant watch. Within a year, Kerr had spectacularly fallen from grace and had been replaced in the king’s affections by… - Discover
Restoring a rare Iranian tile panel
A rare ceramic wall panel illuminates the importance of gardens in 17th century Iran.
