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National Museum of Scotland
 Street address: Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF, Scotland, United Kingdom
Telephone: 44 (0) 131 247 4422
Fax: 44 (0) 131 220 4819
E-mail: info@nms.ac.uk
Proprietor: National Museums of Scotland
Contact: Dr Gordon Rintoul Director
Opening hours: 10am-5pm daily, closed 25 Dec and 1 Jan
Admission: Entry to main collection free of charge, but charges levied for entry to special exhibitions
Accessibility: Disabled parking, wheelchair access to all public areas, wheelchairs available for loan; audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people; Braille information and/or interpretation; events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities; general audio-guide available; large print information and/or interpretation; touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
 Opened in 1998, the National Museum of Scotland is a museum dedicated to the history, people and culture of Scotland.The Museum comprises two buildings - the modern landmark Museum of Scotland building and next to it the magnificent Victorian Royal Museum building.
The stunning Museum of Scotland building, nominated for the RIBA Stirling Prize, houses collections concerned with the story of Scotland its land, its people and their achievements. Its galleries take visitors from Scotland's geological beginnings through time to the 20th century.
The Royal Museum building, with its magnificent glass ceiling, houses the outstanding international collections of Decorative Arts, Science and Industry, Archaeology and the Natural World and contains an extraordinary range of material. Thirty six galleries of varying sizes present artefacts from around the globe along with natural history specimens.
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