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Exhibition National Museum of Scotland Tyrannosaurs
Meet the most feared and revered of all dinosaurs in this cutting-edge exhibition, bringing the latest discoveries in palaeontology to life and challenging preconceptions about these ferocious predators.
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Exhibition National Museum of Scotland Parasites
Join the battle against five tropical diseases and the parasites that cause them in this interactive exhibition and discover how scientific research taking place in Scotland is leading the way in this field.
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Thanks to your help we have now raised the funds required to complete the 15-year long transformation of the National Museum of Scotland.

Together we have created a world class museum for visitors to enjoy today, and in the future. This would not have been possible without the donations of hundreds of people and organisations.

On behalf of all of us at National Museums Scotland, thank you for being part of the story.

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New Ancient Egypt, East Asia and Ceramics galleries

Our new Ancient Egypt, East Asia and Ceramics galleries opened in February 2019.

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New Ancient Egypt, East Asia and Ceramics galleries