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Museums to visit in Scotland
- Save to ListExplore the diversity of the natural world, world cultures, science and technology, art, design and fashion, and Scottish history, all under one roof. Read more...
- Save to ListWithin the historic setting of Edinburgh Castle, accounts of battles lost and won are told through military artefacts and personal collections. Find out about the life of Scots at war, from the First World War trenches to the Home Front, and learn how conflicts, both at home and abroad, have shaped Scotland’s image and reputation over the centuries. Read more...
- Save to ListThe aim of the Museum is to advance the education of present and future generations by collecting, maintaining, conserving and exhibiting items of historical and cultural interest relating to the Oban area in peace time and during the war years. Read more...
- Save to ListExplore how our oceans work. Hidden in a small space is a treasure trove of exciting info you are encouraged to discover using an underwater camera, 3-D globe, microscope, Arctic tunnel, films, science gear and computers. A real ‘edutainment’ experience! It’s the ‘shop window’ of a major marine research & education organisation and thus provides access to our blue planet’s Read more...
- Save to ListA visit to Dynamic Earth is like nothing else on Earth. It’s a chance to experience the primeval forces of nature as they shaped our planet, to journey through space and time and even go on a 4DVENTURE around the world. You’ll be embarking on the interactive adventure of a lifetime – the lifetime of our planet. As if this Read more...
- Save to ListPaisley Museum, Scotland’s first municipal museum, designed by John Honeyman, was opened in 1871 Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +44-0- 131 529 4057The People’s Story explores the lives of Edinburgh’s ordinary people at work and play from the late 18th century to today. Visitors can see displays showing a bookbinder’s workshop, a wartime kitchen and much more, all packed with real objects. You can even see a former jail, an original part of this historic building. Read more...
- Save to ListStep back in time when you visit the former “HM Convict Prison, Peterhead” which officially opened in 1888 and now forms part of the Admiralty Gateway. Read more...
- Save to ListIn the stunning Great Garden, thousands of colourful annual bedding plants make up an elaborate summer spectacleThe adjoining Museum of Farming Life brings the agricultural past to life. Visitors can also enjoy woodland walks and a fascinating herb garden. It’s hard to imagine a garden today being planted on such an extravagant scale. The heart of the property is the Read more...
- Save to ListPhone: +44-0- 131 331 5545Queensferry Museum helps visitors to explore the past and traditions of historic Queensferry and neighbouring Dalmeny. Read more...