National Museum of Scotland. The two buildings retain distinctive characters: the Museum of Scotland is housed in a modern building opened in 1998, while the former Royal Museum building was begun in 1861, and partially opened in 1866, with a Victorian Romanesque Revival facade and a grand central hall of cast iron construction that rises the full height of the building.
This building underwent a major refurbishment and reopened on 29 July 2011 after a three year, £47 million project to restore and extend the building led by Gareth Hoskins Architects along with the concurrent redesign of the exhibitions by Ralph Appelbaum Associates.[1] As of 2012, the museum had 1,893,521 annual visitors. [3] Collections[edit] The galleries in the newer building present Scottish history in an essentially chronological arrangement, beginning at the lowest level with prehistory to the early medieval period, with later periods on the higher levels. Notable artefacts include: Scottish antiquities Architecture[edit] History[edit] National Museum of Scotland Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland. National Museum of Scotland. National Museum of Scotland.
Ntl Museums Scotland (NtlMuseumsScot) Museum of Scotland. Museum of Scotland When you are in Edinburgh, both the Museum of Scotland and the Royal Museum, which are located side by side on Chambers Street in Edinburgh, are a must-see.
For anyone visiting Scotland's capital who is interested in the fascinating history of Scotland and its people, this is one of the best cultural bargains in Edinburgh, as admission is free and it will keep you absorbed for hours. The Uig Chessmen (sometimes called the Lewis Chessmen) The new building was opened in December 1998, (and not without controversy as Prince Charles resigned as patron owing to lack of consultation over its design) and is next door to the Royal Museum of Scotland. The older Royal Museum was finally (after its completion in 1888), deemed too small to contain the growing collection of antiquities from Scotland's fascinating past. You can also take in a wonderful view of Edinburgh from the roof terrace. Monymusk Reliquary Their facial expressions are quite unique... Backiss/pdfs/sa45/SA45_McLean_and_Cooke.pdf. National Museum of Scotland Redevelopment. Following an international competition win in 2003, Gareth Hoskins Architects prepared a 15-year master plan to guide the redevelopment of the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
The principal £47.4M phase of this work, incorporating all major architectural interventions, has now been completed and within one month of reopening the museum attracted over 500,000 visitors, far exceeding all anticipated visitor targets. The grade-A listed Victorian building has been completely refurbished with new public spaces and entrances allowing the museum to reconnect with the surrounding cityscape.
The stone-vaulted cellars have been reconfigured to create a dramatic public entrance hall with new stairs and lifts taking visitors up into the delicate cast iron structure of the original central atrium which has been reinstated as the main introductory gallery. National Museums Scotland's Photostream. The National Museum Of Scotland - Old Town - Edinburgh. 4 check-ins here How lucky are we Edinburgh locals to have so many Galleries, Museums and other historical, cultural delights in our fair city.
The National Museum of Scotland is the one just over George IV Bridge in the fairly modern looking building. Parts of it were undergoing reconstruction for a few years now, and in the past few weeks it has been revealed to the public. You enter in the same space you always did, and this is the only part of the museum that isn't as impressive or 'easy' as the rest. The entrance is small, you have to go past the gift shop and only then do you enter a much larger hall. Anyway, once you get through the slightly narrow, winding entrance you'll find one huge hallway and to your left the newly refurb'd section. The next giant hall is far more grown up and splendorous. The exhibitions themselves feel like they go for millenia. Ahem, ok not the most eloquent way of describing it but it seriously is awesome. National Museum of Scotland (Chambers Street, Edinburgh) In its landmark building, occupying more than half of Chambers Street, the National Museum of Scotland was formerly two different museums – the Royal Museum, built in 1861, and the more modern Museum of Scotland, completed in 1998.
The facilities were unified in April 2008, although there is still a definite thematic separation: the former Royal Museum (complete with its grand Victorian Hall) has a worldwide and natural history focus, while the newer building maintains a distinctly Scottish viewpoint. Between the two is an interactive technology zone, filled with exhibits that form an easy connection between education and fun for children. They can race in a Formula 1 simulation, operate robotic arms and moon buggies, and discover the science behind solar and rock power. National Museum of Scotland - Museums and galleries - What to see. Following a £47 million three-year redevelopment, the newly transformed National Museum of Scotland has re-invigorated its grand collection.
Edinburgh International Science Festival. National Museum of Scotland Reviews - Edinburgh, Scotland Attractions. The National Museum of Scotland: Great Scots! The story of a country that has long punched above its weight is told in Scotland’s refurbished National Museum, says David Forsyth.
The revamped Grand Gallery's Victorian ironwork. Photograph © Andrew LeeAlthough relatively small, Scotland has been home to many pioneering discoveries and has provided fertile ground for the promotion of ideas that have changed and improved the lives of people across the world.