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.


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

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