Terrace Lift

Explore the museum Roof Terrace

With thousands of amazing objects across dozens

of galleries, a lively programme of events, regularly Terrace Lift
changing exhibitions and great places to eat and
relax, the museum offers you a world of discovery Scotland:
on every floor. A Changing Nation
early 1900s–present

Key
to Learning Centre
Information desk Shop
Ancient Exploring
Tickets/ Egypt East Asia
Membership Balcony Café Terrace Lift
Art of
Inspired Living
Toilets, female Museum Kitchen by Artistic Design
Nature Legacies for Living Industry
Toilets, male Lunch space and Empire
Survival Enquire late 1700s –early 1900s

Toilet, accessible Natural World stair to

Roof Terrace
Changing Places Traditions in Sculpture
toilet (undersized) World Cultures Adventure
Planet Energise
Baby changing Collecting Stories

Stairs Art, Design

and Fashion
Learning Centre
Lifts Science and
Technology Seminar Room Industry and Empire
Studio 1 & 2 late 1700s –early 1900s
Escalator Scotland

Spiral staircase Temporary

exhibitions
Level access Roof Terrace to Learning Centre
Lockers Learning Centre Exhibition Research
Exhibition Library
Gallery 1 Shop
For families Research Library
Perfor Making
Meeting point -mance Facing and
and the Sea

Technology by
Creating Scotland Transformed
Lives early 1700s –early 1800s

Design
Animal
Senses
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Learning Centre

Map
Kingdom
Event Space
of the Scots
900s –late 1600s

to Learning Centre
and Auditorium
Imagine
Collecting
Stories

Fashion
Living Patterns and
Lands of Life Style Kingdom of the Scots
900s –late 1600s
Animal
World Explore
Grand Gallery
Hawthornden
Court
Earth Gallery 3 Gallery 4
Making It
in Space
Tower Entrance

Kingdom of the Scots

900s –late 1600s
Shop Museum
Entrance Hall Kitchen

Main Entrance

Window on Beginnings Early People

the World to 5000BC 8000BC–1100s
Grand Gallery
Level 0–5

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Natural World Art, Design and Fashion Roof Terrace

Our much-loved Tyrannosaurus rex guards the These sumptuous galleries showcase the best of Make your way up to the Roof Terrace (Level 7) for
entrance to a stunning series of galleries about decorative art, design, fashion and style. Discover a an unforgettable view of the Edinburgh skyline. Open
our precious planet. Here we ask the big treasure trove of creativity, explore the influence of 10:00–16:45, access is via the stairs from the Industry
questions such as how the world design on everyday life and see how contemporary and Empire gallery (Level 5) or via the Terrace lift.
works, what we know makers continue to innovate. 18th century
about it, and what
our place is in
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Fashion and Style,
Scotland
the universe. Level 1
Starting on Level -1,
our Scotland galleries
take you from the
Palaeolithic era to the
Tyrannosaurus rex present day, from the
Animal World, Level 1
earliest cultures to space
age science, prehistory
to pop culture. Come
World Cultures Science and Technology face-to-face with iconic historic Lewis chess pieces
Kingdom of the Scots,
artefacts, learn how Scottish
Level 1
Encounter diverse peoples and Communications, transport, innovation has helped shape the
cultures and discover how we industry, engineering, energy modern world, and see how the lives of everyday
differ and what we all share. and medicine: how have Scots have changed through the centuries.
The objects and displays scientific and technological
are from some of our oldest inventions changed our The Mary, Queen
collections and reveal the links lives? Explore the history of of Scots casket
between Scotland and the world. innovation in Scotland and Kingdom of the
Scots, Level 1
across the world through
Gilded mummy mask interactive games and
Ancient Egypt Rediscovered, thought-provoking displays.
Level 5

Highlights tour
Dolly the sheep
Explore, Level 1

Explore our galleries and learn

Collecting Stories Millennium Clock more about the highlight objects
Collecting Stories,
Level 1
shown here, plus other must-see
Explore the development of the National exhibits, with our free Smartify
© Ruth Armstrong Photography

Collection, to learn how and why we have audio tour on your smartphone
acquired and collected objects over the past at smartify.org
200 years, and continue to do so today.

Make the most of your visit

Here to help Shopping and eating For families
Our Visitor Experience Relax at our Balcony Café Our lunch space (Level 0) Family-focused interactive
team are here to help (Level 3) or Museum Kitchen is available for picnics when galleries and areas are
with more information (Level 0) for coffee and cake not in use by schools or highlighted on the map.
© Ruth Armstrong Photography

or directions during or a light meal. other large groups. Just ask Find out more about
your visit. the Visitor Experience team family visits at
Browse our museum shops
during your visit. nms.ac.uk/familyhub
(Levels 0, 1 and 3) or shop
© Andy Catlin

online at nms.ac.uk/shop Please do not eat or drink

in the museum galleries

Access Today’s exhibitions, events and trails Support Scotland’s National Museums
There are lifts to all floors, Induction loops are in place Scan the QR code for As a charity, we rely on Donate online at
adapted toilets, and a at the information desks what’s on today: your donations to care for nms.ac.uk/supportus
Changing Places toilet and in the Auditorium. Scotland’s treasures and or at a donation point in
– see the map for locations, bring their stories to life. the museum. Thank you.
Registered and identifiable
or ask a member of our
assistance dogs are welcome.
team. Wheelchairs are
available for loan from
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National Museums Scotland,

the information desks. Scottish Charity SC011130