National Museum of Scotland

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The National Museum of Scotland is a major Scottish museum in Edinburgh renowned for its extensive collections spanning Scottish history, natural history, world cultures, science, and technology.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	museum → national museum → tourist attraction →
architect	Benson & Forsyth → Francis Fowke →
architecturalStyle	Modernist → Victorian →
category	Museums in Edinburgh → National museums of Scotland → Natural history museums in the United Kingdom → Science museums in the United Kingdom →
city	Edinburgh →
collection	Scottish history collection → natural history collection → science and technology collection → world cultures collection →
coordinateLocation	55.947°N 3.189°W →
country	Scotland →
formerName	Museum of Scotland → Royal Museum →
freeAdmission	yes →
hasPart	Scottish history galleries → natural history galleries → science and technology galleries → world cultures galleries →
hasVisitorStatistics	over 2 million visitors per year →
heritageDesignation	Category A listed building →
inception	1998 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → Scottish Gaelic →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	City of Edinburgh → Scotland →
location	Edinburgh →
notableExhibit	Ancient Egyptian artifacts → Arthur’s Seat coffins → Dolly the sheep → Lewis chess pieces → Maes Howe carved stone →
opened	1998 →
operator	National Museums Scotland →
ownedBy	National Museums Scotland →
partOf	National Museums Scotland complex →
publicTransitAccess	Edinburgh Waverley railway station →
significantEvent	major refurbishment completed in 2011 →
streetAddress	Chambers Street →
subjectOf	tourism guides to Edinburgh →
website	https://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Museum of Scotland ("National museums of Scotland") →	category
National Museum of Scotland ("Museum of Scotland") →	formerName
Hugh Miller →	hasCollectionAt
Central Scotland →	hasCulturalAttraction
Edinburgh →	hasLandmark
Edinburgh →	hasMuseum
Old Town of Edinburgh →	hasPart
National Museum of Scotland ("National Museums Scotland") →	operator
National Museum of Scotland ("National Museums Scotland") →	ownedBy
National Museum of Scotland ("National Museums Scotland complex") →	partOf