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  1. A person is looking at a framed picture. The picture looks like a square block of pink from a distance, but on closer inspection it's a stream of code for a virus.
    Exhibition

    Injecting Hope: The race for a COVID-19 vaccine

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    Injecting Hope is a free exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland, that presents the science behind the COVID-19 vaccine.
    Coming soon

    National Museum of Scotland

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  2. A small circular window, like those you would see in the hull of a ship, gives a glimpse into a museum storage area filled with racks containing boxes and folders.
    Event

    Collection Centre Tours

    Wed 30 Oct 2024 - Wed 26 Mar 2025, 10:30 - 11:45 and 13:00 - 14:15
    Go behind the scenes on a tour of our state-of-the-art collections and research centre in Granton, Edinburgh.
    Tickets available

    National Museums Collection Centre

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  3. An adult helping a child with a science experiment
    Event

    Find Out Fridays

    6 Sep – 20 Dec 2024, every Friday afternoon during term time 13:30 – 16:00
    Taking a different theme and activity each week, our Engagement team will share some of the fascinating facts and surprising stories behind our collections.
    Free

    National Museum of Scotland

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Discover our collections

  1. Twelve bronze objects, including some rounded fittings with concentric circle designs and a rattle pendant.
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    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…
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  2. A cream telephone, with a receiver on one side and a keyboard on the other. A small screen sits above the keyboard.
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    10 stories of disability history in the collections

    Disability History Month begins in November each year. But all year round we care for and interpret objects connected to the lives and experiences of D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people, past and present. This list highlights…
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  3. Set of miniature wooden coffins with wooden dolls inside.
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    An unsolved mystery: the coffins found on Arthur's Seat

    Satanic spell, superstitious charm or echo of Edinburgh’s grisly underworld history? We examine the strange tale of these tiny coffins, discovered on Arthur’s Seat almost 200 years ago.
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  4. A watercolour painting of a rural scene, where a group of people are sat enjoying refreshments in a field, with harvested bales tied up with string all around them.
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    The Autumn harvest in 8 rural snapshots

    Seasons of the year have always shaped how communities and people live. Farming and rural life was driven by the changing of the seasons. While the technology employed to do the work has changed, the tasks done in each season have largely…
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