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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

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  2. Black and white image of a cobblestone Victorian high street. There are various shop fronts, a horse and cart, and people walking around.
    Event

    Centre for Open Learning: Victorian Edinburgh

    16 Jan – 20 Mar 2025, Thursdays 11:00 – 13:00
    This course considers the complex challenges and changes in Scotland's capital from 1837–1901.
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  3. Two people sitting at a table listening to a member of museum staff talk about a sword from the collections.
    Event

    Museum Socials

    Fri 16 Aug – Fri 17 Jan, third Friday of the month, 10:30 – 12:00
    Our Museum Socials are designed for people living with dementia, their relatives, friends, carers, and supporters.
    Free

    National Museum of Scotland

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  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 black and white photograph of women dressed in tall coned decorative hats and flowing, straw like tops and skirts.
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    9 ways to welcome winter in rural Scotland

    Explore stories of winter in rural Scotland through tools, machinery, craft objects, and paintings from the rural history collections.
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  3. Colourful painted ceiling panel depicting King David playing his harp
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    Early Modern Scottish belief in 10 objects

    These 10 key objects help paint a picture of belief and devotional practice in Scotland. By showing how people used and interacted with these objects, we get a glimpse into the everyday experience of faith in early modern Scotland.  In…
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  4. 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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