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Two iconic buildings, one amazing museum.  Our collections in the landmark Museum of Scotland building tell you the story of Scotland its land, its people and culture.  The Royal Museum building, with its magnificent glass ceiling, houses international collections covering nature to art, culture to science.

Museum delineating the history and culture of Scotland from the Stone Age to the present

Opened in 1998, this impressive museum housed in an effective, modern, sandstone building not far from the Royal Mile follows the story of Scotland with exhibits on archaeology, technology, science, the decorative arts, royalty, and geology. On different floors hundreds of millions of years of Scottish history are distilled. There is a total of some 12,000 items, which range from 2.9-billion-year-old rocks found on the island of South Uist to a cute Hillman Imp, one of the last 500 automobiles manufactured in Scotland. One gallery is devoted to Scotland's centuries as an independent nation before it merged with England and Wales to form Great Britain in the first decade of the 18th century. Another gallery, devoted to industry and empire from 1707 to 1914, includes exhibits on shipbuilding, whisky distilling, the railways, and such textiles as the tartan and paisley. The roof garden has excellent views, the Tower restaurant offers superb lunches, and adjacent is the Royal Museum, with its well-preserved and airy Victorian-era Main Hall and some 36 more galleries.

Opening Times
From 1 April 2006
Daily 10am–5pm

Transportation Bus: 41 or 42

Prices Free admission