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We’ve missed you and can’t wait to welcome you back!
We’re delighted to announce the reopening dates for our museums:
Timed entry has been introduced for each museum to ensure that we can manage numbers and maintain physical distancing. Please book a timed entry ticket online in advance of your visit. This includes National Museums Scotland Members.
See below for more information about booking timed entry tickets for each museum.
A range of new safety measures have been put in place in line with Scottish Government guidelines.
This includes pre-booked timed entry, enhanced cleaning, sneeze screens, hand sanitising stations and one-way routes in certain areas of the museums where physical distancing is not possible.
We want you to have a safe and enjoyable visit. During your visit, we ask you to:
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Please keep your distance from others (2m). |  |
Follow the directional signage. |
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Use the hand sanitiser provided. |  |
Please note card payments only. |
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Wash your hands often. |  |
Any questions? Our Visitor Experience team will be delighted to help. |
Please do not visit the museums if you or anyone in your household has any symptoms of Coronavirus.
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Face coverings must be worn in our museums and shops for your safety and the safety of other visitors and staff. |
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We have acquired VisitBritain’s Good to Go accreditation. This Industry Standard mark means that National Museums Scotland has followed government and industry Covid-19 guidelines, has a Risk Assessment in place and a process to maintain cleanliness and aid physical distancing. |
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Reopens from:
Open now
Opening hours:
Open daily 10:00–17:00
Tickets:
Please book a timed entry ticket online in advance of your visit. This includes National Museums Scotland Members.
Please note that the National Museum of Flight will be free to enter from 5–16 August 2020 with advance online booking. Hangar 4 (The Concorde Experience) and the Parachute Store will be open initially along with the historic airfield for you to enjoy. Hangar 2 and 3 will then open from 17 August 2020.
Book tickets for 5-16 August (via Eventbrite) >
Book tickets for 17 August onwards (via Eventbrite) >
Reopens from:
12 August 2020
Opening hours:
Open daily 10:00–17:00
Tickets:
Please book a timed entry ticket online in advance of your visit. This includes National Museums Scotland Members, National Museum of Rural Life Annual Pass holders and National Trust for Scotland Members.
Reopens from:
19 August 2020
Opening hours:
Open daily, with new temporary opening hours of 10:30–16:30
Free tickets:
Please book a free timed entry ticket online in advance of your visit. This includes National Museums Scotland Members.
Priority booking for National Museums Scotland Members will open at 10:00 on 12 August 2020. Become a Member today to receive a pre-release code to secure your tickets.
General release tickets will be available from 10:00 on 14 August 2020.
Reopening details for the National War Museum will be confirmed soon. We are working with colleagues at Historic Environment Scotland to determine the best date for reopening the museum in line with the other internal spaces at Edinburgh Castle.
To keep up to date with our reopening plans, and to be the first to know when timed entry slots become available for booking, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, or subscribe to our enewsletter.
Our museums need your support to protect the objects in our care and bring their stories to life. Please donate today.
Thank you.
After nearly five months of closure, we have started to welcome visitors back to our museums with a phased reopening.
