MUSEUMS

12 hot spots recommended for you

City Art Centre, All Areas The City Art Centre has six exhibition galleries, the City Art Centre is Scotland’s emporium of the visual arts. It is both home of the City’s collection of Scottish Art, and one the UK’s leading temporary exhibition spaces. Exhibitions of historic and modern photography, contemporary art and design, architecture and the built environment are staged in a rolling programme. The City Art Centre has six exhibition galleries, the City Art Centre is Scotland’s emporium of the visual arts. It is both home of the ... [ + more ]

Museum of Childhood, All Areas for free The Museum of Childhood offers you a great day for the whole family. Dedicated to the collection of children's toys and playthings, from 18th to the 21st century. Play with toys, dolls, games and books, recordings of school lessons from the 1930s, and film of kids playing street games in 1950s Edinburgh. The Museum of Childhood offers you a great day for the whole family. Dedicated to the collection of children's toys and playthings, from 18th ... [ + more ]

Museum of Edinburgh, All Areas for free The Museum of Edinburgh is a historic place full of iconic objects from the Capital’s past. Dedicated to the town's origins, history and legends, it exhibits an original copy of the National Covenant signed at Greyfriars Kirk in 1638 and a reconstruction of Field Marshall Earl Haig's headquarters on the Western Front during the Great War. The Museum of Edinburgh is a historic place full of iconic objects from the Capital’s past. Dedicated to the town's origins, history and ... [ + more ]

National Gallery of Scotland, All Areas for free You can visit this art gallery situated on New Town’s Mound, inarguably one of the best galleries in Scotland. It is located within a beautiful, neoclassical building that houses a large collection of European painting, with styles ranging from the Renaissance to Postimpressionism. You can visit this art gallery situated on New Town’s Mound, inarguably one of the best galleries in Scotland. It is located within a beautiful, ... [ + more ]

National Museum of Scotland, All Areas for free Reopened to the public in 2011 after two years of major renovation and reconstruction, the National Museum of Scotland is definitely a must see once in Edinburgh. Across the 16 galleries you'll see the collections of the former National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, and the Royal Museum. As well as the main national collections of Scottish archaeological finds and medieval objects, the museum contains artifacts from around the world, encompassing geology, archaeology, natural history, science, technology and art. Reopened to the public in 2011 after two years of major renovation and reconstruction, the National Museum of Scotland is definitely a must see once ... [ + more ]

National War Museum, All Areas Within the walls of Edinburgh Castle, you'll find the National War Museum. Discover the impact of war on Scotland's history, identity and reputation abroad, between the 400 years of Scotland at war from the 17th century through permanent exhibits and special exhibitions. The exhibits have been personalised by telling the stories of the original owners of the objects on display, making it easier to empathise with the experiences of war than any dry display of dusty weaponry ever could. Within the walls of Edinburgh Castle, you'll find the National War Museum. Discover the impact of war on Scotland's history, identity and reputation abroad, ... [ + more ]

Our Dynamic Earth, All Areas The Our Dynamic Earth is a science centre that offers you a journey through our planet’s past, present and future, with interactive exhibits and impressive technology, including a 4D and 3D experience. Here you'll find the explanation of the processes that have shaped the Earth as the Big Bang, the abiogenesis, the plate tectonics and the glaciation. The Our Dynamic Earth is a science centre that offers you a journey through our planet’s past, present and future, with interactive exhibits and impressive ... [ + more ]

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, All Areas for free Standing opposite Modern Two (formerly Dean Gallery), the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One collects the national modern art. Hosting works of various artists such as as Picasso, Andy Warhol and Lucian Freud, in frequently changing displays. Besides the gallery the Sculpture Garden to the front of the building contains work by Henry Moore, Rachel Whiteread, Tony Cragg and Barbara Hepworth. Standing opposite Modern Two (formerly Dean Gallery), the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One collects the national modern art. Hosting works of ... [ + more ]

St Cecilia's Hall Museum of Instruments, All Areas for free St Cecilia's Hall Museum of Instruments houses the university's Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. In this museum are placed 50 of the world's most important and best-preserved early keyboard instruments: harpsichords, virginals, spinets, organs and fortepianos from the period of their first construction to around 1840, many in playing order, and a display of harps, lutes, citterns and guitars The collections are :Keyboard Instruments, Instruments of Regional Cultures, Plucked and Hammered String Instruments,Bowed String Instruments, Flutes and Whistles,Double-reed Woodwind, Single-reed Woodwind,Bagpipes,Brasswind,Free Reed Instruments and Musical Glasses,Percussion and Ancillary Equipment St Cecilia's Hall Museum of Instruments houses the university's Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. In this museum are placed 50 of the world's most ... [ + more ]

Surgeons' Hall Museum, All Areas History of Surgery Museum is a fascinating look at surgery in Scotland from the 15th century – when barbers supplemented their income with bloodletting, amputations and other surgical procedures – to the present day. An highlight to the collections Burke and Hare, Dental Collection and Pathology Museum. History of Surgery Museum is a fascinating look at surgery in Scotland from the 15th century – when barbers supplemented their income with bloodletting, amputations ... [ + more ]

The People's Story Museum, All Areas for free The People's Story Museum is features collections that tell the story of the people of Edinburgh from the late 18th century to the present day, done through use of oral history, reminiscence and written sources. You can see displays showing a bookbinder’s workshop, a wartime kitchen and much more, all packed with real objects. The People's Story Museum is features collections that tell the story of the people of Edinburgh from the late 18th century to the present day, ... [ + more ]

The Writers Museum, All Areas for free The The Writers Museum specially dedicated to the essential figures of scottish literature: Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Robert Burns. Here is possible to see pictures, etchings, busts and memorabilia including bibles, pipes and walking sticks which celebrate the lives of the three writers who all at one time lived in Edinburgh. The courtyard immediately outside The Writers' Museum has been designated as Makars' Court. Here you can find inscriptions commemorating famous Scottish writers, from the 14th century to the present. The The Writers Museum specially dedicated to the essential figures of scottish literature: Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Robert Burns. Here is ... [ + more ]