Schools resources
Cryptography challenge
The names of five exhibits in the National Museum of Scotland have been encrypted as secret messages below. Each one has been encrypted using a different cipher. Can you crack the code?
Developed in collaboration with the Open University.
- Ages
8+
- Recommended for
At home or in gallery
- Duration
20 minutes
- Museum
National Museum of Scotland
Download the challenge
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