MUSEUMS & GALLERIES OF EDINBURGH
Edinburgh is home to a large number of museums and libraries, many of which are national institutions. These include the Museum of Scotland, the Royal Museum, the National Library of Scotland, National War Museum of Scotland, the Museum of Edinburgh, Museum of Childhood and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES OF EDINBURGH:
Dean Gallery,
John Knox House,
Museum of Childhood,
Museum of Modern Art,
Museum of Scotland,
National Gallery,
National Library,
National Portrait Gallery,
Our Dynamic Earth,
Royal Museum,
Royal Scottish Academy,
Royal Society of Edinburgh,
Royal Observatory,
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DEAN GALLERY
The Dean Gallery is part of the National Galleries of Scotland. It was opened in 1999, opposite the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, which is its sister gallery. The building was originally an orphanage, designed in 1830 by Thomas Hamilton. The conversion of the building into a gallery was masterminded by Terry Farrell ...
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JOHN KNOX HOUSE
The John Knox House is an historic house in Edinburgh, reputed to have belonged to John Knox during the 16th century. The house itself was built from 1490 onwards, featuring a fine wooden gallery and hand-painted ceiling. It belonged to the Mossman family, Edinburgh goldsmiths who refashioned the crown of Scotland for James V ...
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MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD
The Museum of Childhood is a collection of items relating to children's toys and playthings, situated on the Royal Mile, in Edinburgh, Scotland. The building was once the Salvation Army's hall on the Royal Mile ...
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MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, holds the national collection of modern art. When opened in 1960, the collection was held in Inverleith House, at the Royal Botanic Gardens. In 1980 it moved to its current home: a Neo Classical building in the west of Edinburgh, built in 1825-1828 ...
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MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND
The Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, is a building which, together with the adjacent Royal Museum, comprises the National Museum of Scotland. It is dedicated to the history, people and culture of Scotland. The museum is on Chambers Street, in central Edinburgh. It is part of the National Museums of Scotland. Admission is free ...
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NATIONAL GALLERY
The National Gallery of Scotland, in Edinburgh, is the national art gallery of Scotland. An elaborate neoclassical edifice, it stands on The Mound, between the two sections of Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens. The building, which was designed by William Henry Playfair, first opened to the public in 1859 ...
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NATIONAL LIBRARY
The National Library of Scotland is the legal deposit library of Scotland and is one of the country's National Collections. It is based in a collection of buildings in Edinburgh city centre. The headquarters is on George IV Bridge, between the Old Town and the university quarter. There is also a more modern building on Causewayside ...
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NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery on Queen Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. It holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not necessarily by, Scots. In addition it also holds the Scottish National Photography Collection. It is a red sandstone Gothic revival building ...
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OUR DYNAMIC EARTH
Our Dynamic Earth is a science centre in EdinburgH. It is a prominent visitors attraction in the city, and also functions as a conference venue. It sits in the Holyrood area, beside the Scottish Parliament building and at the foot of Arthur's Seat. The centre opened as one of the Millennium Commission projects ...
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ROYAL MUSEUM
The Royal Museum is the old name for part of the National Museum of Scotland, one of Scotland's national museums, on Chambers Street, in Edinburgh. The Royal Museum began in the 19th century and was added to in the 1990s when a new building known as The Museum of Scotland was added on ...
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ROYAL OBSERVATORY
The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh. The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. The ROE comprises the UK Astronomy Technology Centre, the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Edinburgh, and the ROE Visitor Centre ...
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ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY
The Royal Scottish Academy Building, situated in the centre of Edinburgh, was designed by William Henry Playfair during the 19th century. Along with the adjacent National Gallery of Scotland, their neo-classical design helped transform Edinburgh in to a modern day Athens of the North ...
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ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. The membership consists of over 1400 peer-elected fellows, who are known as Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. It provides annual grants totalling over half a million pounds for research and entrepreneurship ...
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