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ViewDiscover the story of Scotland's failed venture to colonise part of Panama in the 17th century.
ViewOur strategic plan sets out National Museums Scotland’s key areas of focus for the next five years.
ViewDeveloped here in Scotland in 2010, this sustainable technology is helping to bring clean drinking water to the developing world
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ViewNational Museums Scotland is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Sam Alberti as its new Director of Collections.
ViewSue Jane Taylor has spent over thirty years recording the lives of workers in the North Sea oil and gas industry. These pages are a selection of Sue Jane Taylor's work that were on display in the Age of Oil exhibition (21 Jul - 5 Nov 2017), at the National Museum of Scotland.
ViewThursday 25 June 2020 marks the 65th anniversary of the first flight of the Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer. We mark this occasion with a look back at how commercial aviation has changed.
ViewCharles de Temple was a pioneer in the method of melting and transforming gold into abstract forms.
ViewThe phrase 'painting the Forth Bridge' has become synonymous with a never-ending task. Discover how this humble paint mixer played its part in the maintenance of one of Scotland's most iconic structures.
ViewDiscover how this unique piece of Scottish printing heritage found a new home at the National Museums Collection Centre – bringing with it a sprinkle of Harry Potter magic!
ViewOracle bones are parts of animal bone, used in divination ceremonies in ancient China. National Museums Scotland’s collection of oracle bones dates from the late Shang dynasty (c.1200–1050 BC) and was found at Yinxu site near Anyang city, in central China.
ViewThis strange-looking device was the first model of telephone to go on sale. But can its creator, Alexander Graham Bell, truly lay claim to the title ‘inventor of the telephone’?
ViewThroughout 2022, we want to work with local museums across Scotland to integrate more maths into their museum programming and provide support to take part in Maths Week Scotland.
ViewNational Museums Scotland launched its first national strategy in 2006 and since then our work across the country has gone from strength to strength.
ViewA 10th-century hoard found on the Isle of Skye contained 19 dirhams, silver coins from the Islamic emirates of central Asia. These were not exotic curiosities collected by a Viking traveller, but evidence of trade routes connecting Scotland across vast distances at the turn of the first millennium.
ViewThe National Museum of Flight is open and tickets are available to book online.
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