Posts Tagged ‘national museum of scotland’
Artist Frances in the running for £15,000 prize
A Scots artist is in the running for a prestigious prize – and needs your votes. Frances Priest, who is based in Edinburgh, is a finalist for the John Smedley Craft Prize. In 1784, John Smedley made a conscious decision to produce garments using only the finest noble yarns and the most honed of craft…
Read MoreInsightful exhibitions at National Museum of Scotland
The National Museum of Scotland is currently running a number of fascinating exhibitions. The Typewriter Revolution will continue until April 17 2022, and is open from 10am-4.30pm. The typewriter’s social and technological influence is revealed in this new exhibition and looks at its role in society, arts, and popular culture. It traces the effect and…
Read MoreClimate and ecology in focus at National Museums Scotland
Scotland’s Climate Challenge is a new display on show at the National Museum of Scotland. Running until March 27 2022 at the museum in Edinburgh, this small exhibition highlights the exciting work being carried out in Scotland to fight against climate change. It brings together just some of the technological responses that have been developed…
Read MoreCelebrating Sir Walter Scott at National Museum of Scotland
A new display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of Scotland’s foremost writers, Sir Walter Scott. Inspiring Walter Scott explores his historical fiction through the real objects that inspired him. Drawing on his passion for collecting antiquities, Scott wove tales of political resistance and…
Read More‘Hello Dolly!’ as museum and other sites reopen
THE National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh is among the tourist attractions reopening today as Scotland’s businesses continue to bounce back from the coronavirus lockdown. The Chamber Street museum’s entrance hall and level one galleries open today, with other parts of the site opening on unspecified later dates. Two new displays have been completed to…
Read MoreGo on a voyage of discovery with school pupils
Scottish schoolchildren are going on a voyage of discovery on our TV screens, starting tonight. One Night in the Museum follows primary school children from around Scotland on a journey of discovery as they visit some of Britain’s greatest museums after hours. No teachers, no parents, just millions of years of history for them to…
Read MoreGlenmorangie commission is unveiled
National Museums Scotland and the Glenmorangie Company have today unveiled a major piece of metalwork by the internationally renowned metalsmith, Simone ten Hompel. Commissioned by National Museums Scotland and The Glenmorangie Company, the contemporary piece will go on permanent display in the Making and Creating gallery of the National Museum of Scotland from 6 March…
Read MoreYou’ve still got time to see the clock exhibition
There’s just over a week left to time your visit to an exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. The Luxury of Time: Clocks from 1550–1750 is running at the museum in Edinburgh until Sunday 26 January, in the exhibition gallery, level one. The display features rare and significant historical timepieces telling the story of…
Read MoreThe Original is packaged up for Christmas
Glenmorangie has unveiled an exclusive single malt gift for the festive season. Glenmorangie’s signature single malt whisky, The Original, gains its smooth, rounded taste during 10 years of skilful ageing in casks which are only ever used twice. For the 2019 festive season, the Highland Distillery honours Glenmorangie Original’s award-winning character in an exclusive gift…
Read MoreSomething for everyone at National Museums Scotland
National Museums Scotland’s 2020 exhibition programme will feature something for everyone, from dinosaurs to fashion – as well as The Declaration of Arbroath. The newly-announced schedule includes fearsome predators, iconic fashions and archaeological mysteries in highlight exhibitions Tyrannosaurs, Little Black Dress and The Galloway Hoard. The National Museum of Scotland – the most popular attraction…
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