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National Museum of Scotland

The National Museum of Scotland in , Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: combined museum in Edinburgh
  • Also known as: “Musee national d’Ecosse” and “Royal Musuem of Scotland”
  • Address: Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Scotland and Edinburgh Castle.

Library
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The is one of Scotland's National Collections. It is one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom. As well as a public programme of exhibitions, events, workshops, and tours, the has reading rooms where visitors can access the collections. is situated 710 feet northwest of National Museum of Scotland.

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is a historic castle in , . It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. is situated 2,300 feet west of National Museum of Scotland.

Fountain
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The is a granite fountain in , surmounted by a bronze life-size statue of Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for supposedly spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner John Gray until the dog himself died on 14 January 1872. is situated 360 feet west of National Museum of Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Quartermile.

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is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

Neighborhood
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is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former site, in , . It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.

Locality
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is a locality.

National Museum of Scotland

Latitude
55.94706° or 55° 56′ 49″ north
Longitude
-3.18953° or 3° 11′ 22″ west
Elevation
302 feet (92 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWRW6+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 467226683
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11810955
Wiki­data ID
Q1633842
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“National Museum of Scotland” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Շոտլանդիայի ազգային թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şotlandiya Milli Muzeyi”
  • Basque: “Eskoziako Museo Nazionala”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны музей Шатландыі”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional d’Escòcia”
  • Chinese: “蘇格蘭國立博物館”
  • Czech: “Skotské národní muzeum”
  • Danish: “National Museum of Scotland”
  • Dutch: “Museum of Scotland”
  • Dutch: “National Museum of Scotland”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف اسكتلندا الوطنى”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Skotlando”
  • French: “musée national d’Écosse”
  • French: “Musée national d’Écosse”
  • Georgian: “შოტლანდიის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “National Museum of Scotland”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Skotlandia”
  • Italian: “Museum of Scotland”
  • Italian: “National Museum of Scotland”
  • Japanese: “スコットランド博物館”
  • Japanese: “ロイヤル・ミュージアム”
  • Korean: “스코틀랜드 국립박물관”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skottlands nasjonalmuseum”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nasjonalmuseet i Skottland”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “National Museum of Scotland”
  • Norwegian: “Skottlands nasjonalmuseum”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی اسکاتلند”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional da Escócia”
  • Portuguese: “National Museum of Scotland”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей Шотландии”
  • Scots: “Naitional Museum o Scotland”
  • Serbian: “Национални музеј Шкотске”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni muzej Škotske”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Escocia”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Escocia”
  • Tamil: “இசுக்காட்லாந்து தேசிய அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Turkish: “İskoçya Ulusal Müzesi”
  • Welsh: “Amgueddfa Genedlaethol yr Alban”
  • “NMSE”

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