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Royal Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh)

Royal Museum of Scotland housed in glass palace, completed in 1888. Royal Museum of Scotland started life as an industrial museum, but acquired an eclectic array of exhibits, ranging from stuffed animals to ethnographic artifacts.

In 1993 work began on a site next door, to display Scotland's impressive array of antiquities. The resulting Museum of Scotland, opened in 1998, tells the story of the country, starting with its geology and natural history, through to later industrial developments.

Open Monday to Saturday
Closed Sunday
Phone 0131-2257534
Address Chambers 51
Web www.nms.ac.uk/nms/home

Museums in Edinburgh

• Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh)
• National Gallery of Scotland (Edinburgh)
• Royal Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh)
• Scottish National Portrait Gallery (Edinburgh)