The Royal Museum & The Museum Of Scotland
For generations,museum have collected key exhibits from all over Scotland and beyond: Viking brooches, Pictish stones, ancient chessmen, medieval oak carvings and ornate quaichs; from Queen Mary’s clarsach to Sir Jackie Stewart's F1 car, steam engines and spectacular silver to manuscripts donated by Ian Rankin and the Proclaimers. All museum collections have tales to tell. See treasures from the edges of history and trace Scotland's story from fascinating fossils to popular culture.
Get hands on in our science and technology gallery:
Come along and explore creativity, discovery and innovation in five fantastic themed areas: space travel, energy and power, genetics, robotics and transport.
Ever wondered what makes you unique? Or fancied getting behind the wheel of a Formula 1 racer? Stuffed full of exciting objects and interactive games, from rockets to robots and clones to cars, this fascinating gallery brings science to life.
Kingdom of the Scots:
This gallery explores the Gaelic heritage, the impact of Christianity and the emergence of a strong monarchy. It looks at towns and trade, and illustrates Scotland's position in the wider world.
Scotland Transformed:
In this gallery, you can examine the Union itself, follow the fortunes of the Jacobite risings, and explore Scottish society at the time of the Enlightenment. Find out how the Church influenced both ordinary life and some of the period's major debates and witness the machines that helped bring about the Industrial Revolution.
Connect Gallery
Come along and explore creativity, discovery and innovation in five fantastic themed areas: space travel, energy and power, genetics, robotics and transport.
Dolly at National Museums Scotland
Dolly was given to National Museums Scotland and her remains were conserved by taxidermists as an exhibit. Dolly has been enormously popular, with visitors coming from all over the world to see her. She has even travelled to Hungary to open a new science museum in Budapest!
As the first cloned mammal ever to be created from an adult cell, her birth was of huge excitement both to the scientific world and to the public.
She took the world by storm as the first mammal cloned from an adult cell - and she was made in Scotland!
Industry and Empire
Follow life in 19th century Scotland as it is shaped by industrial development. Explore the consequences of exporting Scottish-made products all over the British Empire and to most other parts of the world.
VISITORS INFORMATION:
The National Museum of Scotland is situated in Chambers Street, in the heart of the Old Town, a few minutes walk from the Royal Mile.
Chambers Street links George IV Bridge and South Bridge.
By Car, Coach and Bike
Follow signs to the city centre.
Pay and display parking is available on Chambers Street and off-street parking nearby at NCP Quartermile.
By Bus/Train
A number of buses go via the city centre and stop at George IV Bridge or South Bridge.
The nearest train station is Edinburgh Waverley.
By Plane
If you're planning on flying to Edinburgh, there are many direct routes coming in to Edinburgh Airport.
Access and facilities
The National Museum of Scotland has baby changing facilities within a unisex toilet.
The Museum has level access and our exhibitions and galleries are accessible to all via lifts and ramps.
Museum also have trained first aiders on duty and a policy is in place if children become separated from their party.
Children are welcome in Café Delos and there are special treats for children. High chairs and booster seats are also available, along with a facility for warming baby bottles.
Address :
National Museum of Scotland
Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1JF