National Museum of Scotland
With thousands of amazing objects across multiple galleries, the Museum offers you a world of discovery all under one roof
Visitor information for National Museum of Scotland
Admission details:
Free entry
Opening hours:
Open daily, 10:00 - 17:00
Closed 25 Dec. Open 26 Dec, 12:00 – 17:00. Open 1 Jan, 12:00 – 17:00.
What's on
- Exhibition
Injecting Hope: The Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine
–Injecting Hope is a free exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland, that presents the science behind the COVID-19 vaccine.Free - Event
The Sunday Sketch
Sun 23 Mar, 14:00 - 16:00Learn how to sketch taking inspiration from the incredible collections on display at the National Museum of Scotland.Sold out - Event
Find Out Fridays
10 Jan – 27 Jun 2025, every Friday afternoon during term time 13:30 – 16:00Taking a different theme and activity each week, our Engagement team will share some of the fascinating facts and surprising stories behind our collections.Free
Stories from the collections
- Discover
What is the Peebles Hoard?
The Peebles Hoard is a spectacular collection of bronze, leather and wooden material. Dating to the Late Bronze Age (c.1000-800 BCE), it contains several hundred elements from a complex set of objects. A complete sword in a wooden scabbard… - Discover
Collecting moths in East Lothian
Alice Balfour collected moths in East Lothian in the late 19th and early 20th century. Explore what we can learn from Alice about biodiversity, and what it's like as a woman working in entomology today. - Discover
The Vine Arm: changing public perceptions of disabilities
Discover how this beautiful botanical prosthetic arm celebrates body diversity and promotes positive conversations around disability. - Discover
Fashion and folklore of the Arnish Moor man
In the Isle of Lewis, in the early 1700s, two young men had an altercation on Arnish Moor. One of them was mortally injured, and his body buried just off the main road. Over three hundred years later, his clothed remains with a few small…
