Explore our newly refurbished air raid and blast shelters with our costumed guide.

Join us for this exclusive Member event which will explore the many uses of maps and the stories behind them during the Second World War.

Explore Wildlife Photographer of the Year with a BSL tour for those who are Deaf/BSL users.

The Hilton of Cadboll stone was carved around AD 800 in northern Scotland, then a heartland of the Picts.

In 2014 Scotland welcomed the Commonwealth Games to Glasgow. Objects from our collection give an insight into the history of the games.

Спланируйте свое посещение Национального музея Шотландии.

The Effects of a Captive Diet upon the Skull Morphology of the Lion and Tiger

These simple-looking glasses hold a secret power: they allow people with red-green colour blindness to experience colours which they would normally be unable to see.

The unicorn is first mentioned in a long lost book about India about 400 BC and eventually is adopted as Scotland's national animal in the 15th century and can now be seen everywhere.

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

Aberdeen-born Annie Pirie was one of the first women in the United Kingdom to study Egyptology. Discover how this trained artist and pioneering archaeologist has left a lasting legacy.

Exciting, hands-on sessions for curious ASN families.

Join Doug Allan as he shares personal insights from his 40-year career at the frontiers of climate breakdown as a photographer, filmmaker, diver and author.

Join us as we kick off the 2024 Edinburgh International Children’s Festival with a day of free pop-up performances and activities for the whole family.

Join author and mindfulness teacher Natasha Iregbu as she invites families to practice mindfulness in a fun and enjoyable way.

Join us for a relaxed Magic Carpet session as we explore the museum through interactive songs, rhymes and sensory play.

Join us for an evening of bright and vivid music from the Scottish Ensemble in the light-filled setting of the Grand Gallery.

Join our curators to explore the fascinating objects that inspired Sir Walter Scott and the celebrated novels in which they feature.

These small objects were essential tools for trade in West Africa until the end of the 19th century.

Meet 'the good ladies' of bird collecting, two pioneering ornithologists whose work is still influential today.

Is it possible to infer the agility or manoeuvrability of a fossil animal from the shape of its labyrinth?

This beautiful medieval bishop’s crook and silver-gilt case, or Coigreach, are associated with St Fillan of Perthshire, and are among our most important medieval church artefacts.

This dramatic suit was worn by the flamboyant fashion editor turned Highland society hostess Frances Farquharson.

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The Meissen lion is part of the animal menagerie commissioned by Augustus II the Strong in the early 18th century.

Our West, South and Southeast Asian collections contain more than 17,000 objects, giving insight into the lives of past and present people across a vast geographical area.

Explore Wildlife Photographer of the Year with an audio-described tour for those who are blind, partially sighted or visually impaired.

Indian dance traditions bringing back childhood memories

Discover more about the Circular Economy through the Making Circles schools project, led by Ostrero.

Huge chains strike the eye with a comic book grandeur. Yet this is no comic or Pop Art painting but an Archie Brennan tapestry from 1977 entitled Chains.

Préparez votre visite du Musée national d'Écosse.

Napier’s ‘bones’ or ‘rods’ are just one of the methods invented by the Edinburgh-born Renaissance scholar John Napier to speed up calculations.

How South Asian art and design captured Victorian Britain's imagination

Yama and the sinner's punishment in Death's palace

Natural Sciences staff have been participating in this year's Scottish Geology Festival.

Rarer than the tiger, the Scottish wildcat is Britain's last native cat species. Find out more about this elusive feline and the efforts being made to ensure it has a future.

Make your own upcycled dinosaur from left over cardboard. How about creating a terrific T Rex, a stunning Stegosaursus or a dapper Diplodocus?

James VI and I was a hugely significant Stewart king, but has been overshadowed by his notorious relations: his predecessor in Scotland, his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots; in England, his cousin, Elizabeth I; and his successor in both kingdoms, Charles I.

Scotland Creates volunteer Aileen Miller explains why this pioneering Edinburgh Modular Arm System (EMAS) is so awesome

This box inscribed with the name of Pharaoh Amenhotep II is one of the finest examples of decorative woodwork to survive from ancient Egypt.

Lulu came from the only killer whale pod in the UK and was found dead on Tiree in 2016. She had the highest levels of polychlorinated biphenyls ever recorded from a marine mammal.

Flora MacDonald famously helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape. This snuffbox, an heirloom of her clan, links the romantic pair.

As microscopes became increasingly popular, so did companies that specialized in slide preparation.