Come and see the 90ft long inflatable sculpture with your own eyes!

From delicately-carved porcelain to bold statement jewellery, discover how contemporary Japanese artists are challenging preconceptions and using traditional Japanese materials and techniques in new and innovative ways.

On the 250th anniversary of Sir Walter Scott's birth, experience his novels through objects that inspired him.

Discover unexplored stories in our LGBTQIA+ Hidden Histories audio trail.

Families can pick up our new trail to explore the galleries through the wonder of maths.

Be inspired by our staff favourites from our collections on display on Level 1, or try and find them all on your next visit.

Exploring Scotland’s critical position on the frontline of the Cold War, this new exhibition will tell the stories of the Scots at the centre of this global conflict.

The National Museum of Scotland in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town offers the most stunning setting for memorable events.

From intricate firelighting tools to rocket-powered aircraft and a fire alarm with a difference, our collections feature intriguing links to the element fire.

The de Havilland Comet was the world's first commercial passenger jet aircraft.

Built in a dedicated model-making workshop during the late 1870s, this working model is a scale version of the famed Corliss steam engine.

Sue 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.

Our mission is to preserve, interpret and make accessible for all, the past and present of Scotland, other nations and cultures, and the natural world.

Inspired by the wildlife often spotted around the museum site and the animal residents at our farm, willow artist Anna Cross has created a beautiful collection of willow sculptures for you to discover as you explore outdoors.

Come and meet lots of animals out on the farm!

We want everyone who comes to our museums to have a safe and enjoyable visit.

This Boulton & Watt engine was the first full-sized engine acquired for the collections and is one of the oldest surviving beam engines in the world.

Phosphorus, one of the elements in Apatite, is used to make chips and microprocessors in mobile phones.

Bismuth is used in the wires and connectors of mobile phones.

Barium, found in barite is used to make circuitboards in mobile phones.

Copper is used to make the wires and connectors in mobile phones.

Tungsten, found in the mineral wolframite, is used to make the speakers and microphones in mobile phones.

Gold is used to make connectors and wires in mobile phones.

Arsenic is used to make microprocessor and camera chips in mobile phones.

Manganese, found in manganite, can be used in mobile phone batteries.

Cobalt, found in the mineral cobaltoan spinel, is used in mobile phone batteries.

Silica, an element found in quartz, is used to make chips and microprocessors in mobile phones.

Wulfenite contains the element molybdenum, which can be used to make connectors and wires in mobile phones.

Lithium, one of the elements in spodumene, is used in mobile phone batteries.

Fluorine, found in the mineral fluorite, can be used in mobile phone cases.

Antimony can used to make mobile phone circuitboards.

Sphalerite can contain three elements used in mobile phones: zinc, indium and gallium.

Platinum can be used in mobile phone circuitboards.

Silver is used in mobile phone circuitboards.

Titanium, an element found in the mineral rutile, is used to make mobile phone cases.

Magnesium, an element found in dolomite, is used to make mobile phone cases.

Tin, found in cassiterite, is used in mobile phone circuitboards.

Aluminium, one of the elements in Diaspore, is used in mobile phone circuitboards.

Lead, found in galena, is used to make mobile phone circuitboards.

Diamond is a form of carbon, an element used to make electrodes in mobile phone batteries.

Nickel, found in the mineral nickeline is used in mobile phone batteries.

Boron is used to make microprocessor and camera chips in mobile phones.

Hydrogen, one of the elements in oil shale, is used in mobile phone cases.

Sodium and chlorine, both found in halite, can be used in mobile phone touchscreens and cases.

Sulphur is used to make mobile phone circuitboards.

Chromium, an element found in crocoite, is used to make mobile phone cases.

Iron can be used in the speakers and microphones of mobile phones.

Strontianite contains strontium, which is used in mobile phone circuitboards.

Zirconium, found in zircon, is used to make mobile phone circuitboards.