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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Mar 8, 2025
Brilliant place to visit but allow plenty of time as you can spend hours in here! I went with friends, and after having walked most of the day doing other activities I didn’t have the energy to explo…Full review by IslamU9
Mar 3, 2025
This is a must-see for anyone visiting Edinburgh. A diversity of things to look at and set out in an attractive way - some museums have too much 'stuff' on display but this one has got it just right…Full review by MEckford123
Mar 1, 2025
Wow! A brilliant museum. Massive, so many interactive things and so much information, which was concise enough and easy to understand. Something to engage everyone of all ages. We spent 5 hours here…Full review by Imogen F
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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