Chambers Street, EH1 1JF
The Museum is currently closed to the public until further notice.
East Fortune Airfield, EH39 5LF
Philipshill Road, G76 9HR
Edinburgh Castle, EH1 2NG
Our curators take you on a virtual tour of the museum collections, showing you their favourite objects.
The Galloway Hoard brings together the richest collection of rare and unique Viking-age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland. It is of international significance and will transform our understanding of this period of Scottish history.
There are so many ways to explore our collections at home. Colour in a lion family, make a Lewis chess piece or play our online games.
Explore our online learning resources covering topics within Social Studies, Languages and STEM.
Explore stories, films, games and resources from the museums’ collections.
Our online database contains a selection of the 12 million objects and specimens in our collections.
Discover all the benefits of Membership and find out about types of Membership, prices and ways to join here.
The objects in our care have the power to inspire people now and in the future. Although our museums are closed, our work continues. Your donation today will protect our collections and help us to share their stories with the world.
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