Explore the diversity of the natural world, world cultures, science and technology, art, design and fashion, and Scottish history, all under one roof.
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Feb 25, 2025
This is an absolute gem, by far the best museum we have visited. My daughter loved how interactive it was and all the different themed rooms. I particularly liked seeing the f1 cars and my daughter l…Full review by lisnlee
Feb 22, 2025
Such a massive museum. A shame there is only one lift to the top. Better signage for the toilets would be super helpful too.Full review by Laura A
Feb 21, 2025
This museum is free and an absolute MUST. There are so many different displays. My son is 15 and loves science so we spent most of our time in the geology, energy, communication, space, natural his…Full review by JanetLambert
Is the museum open on good friday March 29? does anyone know
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I realise that my reply is pretty late, given it’s now Friday morning, but I would be very surprised if they were not open. Everything that we had planned for London is open, a …
I realise that my reply is pretty late, given it’s now Friday morning, but I would be very surprised if they were not open. Everything that we had planned for London is open, a copy with slightly reduced hours
We missed seeing any of the Scotland story exhibits. We used the Chambers Street entrance. Should we have used a different one as there seems to be no direct link from the main museum to any of the Scotland areas.
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Not sure I understand your question. We entered through Chambers Street. I believe that is the main entrance. There is access to the entire museum from that entrance. Seems …
Not sure I understand your question. We entered through Chambers Street. I believe that is the main entrance. There is access to the entire museum from that entrance. Seems we went up some stairs from entrance and that took us to the main multi story room. From there all the exhibits and rooms were available.
Is there parking as I don’t want to get the train through and then a taxi?
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There website states there is off-site parking at nearby NCP car parks. If you are coming to Edinburgh via Waverley train station, the National Museum of Scotland is a 10 minute (0.5 mile) walk.
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