National Museums of Scotland

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National Museums Scotland is the family of several national museums in Scotland.

Contents 1 List of national museums 2 Other collections 3 Trustees 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] List of national museums

• The National Museum of Scotland, comprising two linked museums on Chambers Street, in the Old Town of Edinburgh:
  • The Museum of Scotland - concerned with the history and people of Scotland
  • The Royal Museum - a general museum encompassing global geology, archaeology, natural history, science, technology and art
• The National Museum of Costume, at Shambellie House, New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway
• The National Museum of Flight, at East Fortune, East Lothian
• The National Museum of Rural Life, at Wester Kittochside farm, in South Lanarkshire (previously the Museum of Scottish Country Life, previously the Scottish Agricultural Museum)
• The National War Museum, at Edinburgh Castle

[edit] Other collections

The main storage building at the National Museums Collection Centre, at Granton in Edinburgh, opened in 1996. It is not currently open to the public because a new reception and conservation building is under construction. A new storage building is planned to house the textile and costume collections in one location. This will include the recently acquired Jean Muir Collection of 20th century costume and accessories.

The Museum of Piping is located in the National Piping Centre in Glasgow, and displays the piping collections of National Museums Scotland.

[edit] Trustees

National Museums Scotland is Scotland's national museum service, governed by a board of trustees. It is a non-departmental public body, funded by the Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate of the Scottish Government.

It cares for many of Scotland's museum collections of national and international importance (listed above), and provides advice and expertise to other museums across the country.

[edit] See also

• Museums in Scotland
• Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
• Scottish Publishers Association

[edit] External links

• National Museums Scotland
• The National Piping Centre

v • d • e Museums and Art Galleries of Scotland National Museums of Scotland Museum of Scotland · National Museum of Costume · National Museum of Flight · National Museum of Rural Life · National Museums Collection Centre · National War Museum · Royal Museum Other Museums Aberdeen Maritime Museum · Alloa Tower · Biggar Museum Trust · British Golf Museum · David Livingstone Centre · Discovery Point · Fife Folk Museum · Glasgow Museum of Transport · Gordon Highlanders Museum · Grampian Transport Museum · Highland Folk Museum · Highland Museum of Childhood · Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery · Inveraray Jail · John Knox House · Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum · Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery · Marischal Museum · McManus Galleries · Mills Observatory · Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume · Museum of Childhood · Museum of Edinburgh · New Lanark · Newhaven Heritage Museum · People's Palace · Perth Museum and Art Gallery · Provand's Lordship · Provost Skene's House · Scotland Street School Museum · Scottish Fisheries Museum · Scottish Football Museum · Scottish Maritime Museum · Signal Tower Museum · St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art · Stewartry Museum · Stirling Smith Museum and Art Gallery · Surgeons' Hall · The Tolbooth National Galleries of Scotland Dean Gallery · Duff House · National Gallery of Scotland · Paxton House · Royal Scottish Academy Building · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art · Scottish National Portrait Gallery Other Galleries Aberdeen Art Gallery · Burrell Collection · Dundee Contemporary Arts · Fruitmarket Gallery · Gallery of Modern Art · McLellan Galleries · Pier Art Gallery · Queen's Gallery

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