A selection of Museums & Galleries
in Scotland

Museums

National Museum of Scotland
Chambers St, Edinburgh
EH1 1JF
Tel 0131 247 4422
www.nms.ac.uk/home.aspx

Welcome to the National Museum of Scotland - two iconic buildings, one amazing museum. The collections in the landmark Museum of Scotland building tell the story of Scotland its land, its people and culture. The Royal Museum building, with its magnificent glass ceiling, houses international collections covering nature to art, culture to science.

National Museum of Flight
East Fortune Airfield
East Lothian
Tel 01620 880308
www.nms.ac.uk/flight

Follow the history of flight across the twentieth century. Discover how naval and military aircraft aircraft developed across two world wars, then move on to the story of commercial passenger flight. Top it off with the Concorde Experience. You will find the collection organised in four hangars.

National Museum of Costume
New Abbey, Dumfriesshire
Tel 01387 850375
www.nms.ac.uk/costume/main.htm

Follow the story of fashion from the 1850s to the 1950s. Explore life-like room settings and elegant clothes. Immerse yourself in the lifestyle of the wealthy.

National War Museum of Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh
Tel 0131 225 7534
http://www.nms.ac.uk/warmuseumhomepage.aspx

War and military service have touched the lives of countless Scots, leaving their mark on Scotland's history, image and reputation abroad. Here, in the magnificent setting of Edinburgh Castle, explore over 400 years of the Scottish military experience. Uncover stories of courage and determination, victory and defeat, heroics and heartbreak.

National Museum of Rural Life
Wester Kittochside
East Kilbride, Nr Glasgow
Tel 0131 247 4274
http://www.nms.ac.uk/museumofrurallifehomepage.aspx

Escape to the country to take in the sights, smells and sounds of a 1950s working farm, complete with dairy cows and sheep. Explore the seasons from ploughing fields to sowing seeds, hay making to harvesting.

Piping Centre & Museum
30-34 McPhater St
Cowcaddens, Glasgow, G4 0HW
0141 353 0220 / 0141 353 1570
www.thepipingcentre.co.uk

The Great Highland Bagpipe, perhaps the best known of Scotland's musical instruments and an ambassador for Scotland throughout the world, is accorded new prominence by the founding of The National Piping Centre which serves as a national and international centre of excellence for the instrument and its music.

The Georgian House
Charlotte Square, Edinburgh
http://www.nts.org.uk/Property/56/

Although this is not a museum as such, it is well worth a visit. It is an elegant late 18th century Georgian Town House, typical of Edinburgh's New Town filled with Georgian treasures: furniture, silver, porcelain and fine paintings.

Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Shiprow, Aberdeen
AB11 5BY
Tel 01224 337700
http://www.aagm.co.uk/code/emuseum.asp?page=buildings_maritime_museum

The city's award-winning Maritime Museum brings the history of the North Sea to life with multi-media displays and exciting exhibitions covering fishing, shipbuilding and the offshore oil industry.

Scottish Mining Museum
Lady Victoria Colliery
Newtongrange
EH22 4QN
0131 663 7519 / 0131 654 1618
www.scottishminingmuseum.com
Enquiries@scottishminingmuseum.com

The Scottish Mining Museum is the central archive and visitor attraction for the Scottish Mining heritage, social and mining history for Scotland. The Scottish Mining Museum is a 5 star visitor attraction with one of the finest surviving examples of a Victorian colliery in Europe.

The Scottish Fisheries Museum
Scottish Fisheries Museum
St Ayles, Harbourhead
Anstruther, Fife
KY10 3AB
Tel: + 44 (0) 1333 310628
http://www.scotfishmuseum.org/
email: enquiries@scotfishmuseum.org

Spectacularly situated on the harbour front in Anstruther, in the heart of the Fife fishing community, the Scottish Fisheries Museum tells the story of fishing in Scotland and its people from earliest times to the present.

The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses
Kinnaird Head, Stevenson Road
Fraserburgh AB43 9DU
Tel: +44 (01346) 511022 Fax: +44 (01346) 515879
http://www.lighthousemuseum.org.uk/

The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses consists of the first lighthouse built on mainland Scotland and a purpose-built museum housing artefacts donated by the Northern Lighthouse Board and the general public.

Glasgow Museum of Transport
Kelvin Hall, 1 Bunhouse Road
Glasgow, G3 8DP
Tel. (0141) 287 2720 Fax. (0141) 287 2692
www.g3web.co.uk/glasgow_museums/transport_museum

The history of transport on land and sea with vehicles from horse-drawn carriages to motor cycles, fire engines, railway engines to steam and motor cars. The Clyde room has ship models and the imaginary 1938 Glasgow street shop windows and vehicles.

The Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum
Kelvingrove
Glasgow, G3 8AG
Tel. (0141) 287 2699 Fax. (0141) 287 2690
www.g3web.co.uk/glasgow_museums/art_gallery/index.htm

Great paintings and sculptures; relics of Scotland's history and prehistory; silver and ceramics; European armour, weapons and firearms; clothing, furniture, tools and weapons from all over the world; the Natural History of Scotland; activities for youngsters and stimulating temporary exhibitions.

The Burrell Collection
2060 Pollokshaws Road
Glasgow, G43 1AT
Tel.(0141) 649 7151 Fax. (0141) 636 0086
www.g3web.co.uk/glasgow_museums/burrell_collection/index.htm

The award winning building welcomes visitors to the riches of Sir William Burrell's unique collection; art objects from Iraq, Egypt, Greece and Italy, the Near East, the Orient, tapestries, stained glass and sculptures from medieval Europe, paintings and drawings from the 15th to 19th centuries.

Provand's Lordship
3 Castle Street, Glasgow
G4 0RB
Tel. (0141) 553 2557
www.g3web.co.uk/glasgow_museums/provands_lordship/index.htm

Period displays and furniture bring to life the oldest house in Glasgow, built in 1471 as the manse for St Nicholas Hospital just across the road from Glasgow Cathedral. Backed by the tranquil recreated medieval herb garden with access for wheelchairs.

Fossil Grove
Victoria Park, Glasgow
G14 1BN
Tel. (0141) 287 2000 *open summer only 12 noon - 5pm www.g3web.co.uk/glasgow_museums/fossil_grove/index.htm

Discovered by accident, Fossil Grove provides interpretive displays and the chance to examine geological specimens dating from 350 million years ago.

People's Palace
Glasgow Green
G40 1AT
Tel. (0141) 554 0223 Fax. (0141) 550 0892
www.g3web.co.uk/glasgow_museums/peoples_palace/index.htm

The story of Glasgow and its impact on the world from 1750 to the present day. Refurbished galleries displaying evocative objects, photographs, drawings, cartoons, film sequences and reminiscences that bring to life the city's past and its people.

The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell Lane
Glasgow, G1 3NU
Tel 0141 225 8414
http://www.thelighthouse.co.uk

Spanning six floors, The Lighthouse provides an unrivalled opportunity to experience Architecture and Design through a changing programme of exhibitions, education and life long learning, networking, events and initiatives. The Lighthouse also contains the award winning Mackintosh Centre and Mackintosh Tower with stunning city views, The Lighthouse Shop and the doocot a stylish rooftop café/bar.

Our Dynamic Earth
Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh
0131 550 7800
www.dynamicearth.co.uk

Earth Explorers get ready . as you are about to go travelling through time and across the planet on a rollercoaster journey of discovery! There's so much to see and do! You can journey to the centre of the earth, become an astronaut and witness "outer space", go time travelling back to the beginning of time, wander through a tropical rainforest, feel the chill of polar ice and even come face to face with your great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great ancestors! And that is only for starters! You can also take a helicopter flight across Scotland's dynamic landscape, dive to the depths of the oceans, come face to face with a dinosaur and go time travelling into our distant and unknown future.

Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre
The Scotch Whisky Experience
354 Castlehill, Royal Mile
Edinburgh, EH1 2NE
Tel: 0131 220 0441 Fax: 0131 220 6288
www.whisky-heritage.co.uk

An unique insight into the world of Scotch Whisky. Discover the secrets of the "water of life" as our guided tour takes you through the differences between Malt, Grain and Blended Scotch Whisky. Enjoy a tutored tasting of a Scotch Whisky, take the barrel ride through whisky history and meet the resident ghost our Master Blender.

Royal Yacht Britannia
Leith, Edinburgh
0131 555 5566
www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk

This magnificent ship has played host to some of the most famous people in the world. But, above all, she was home to Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family. Now you are welcome on board to discover the heart and soul of this most special of royal residences.

ART GALLERIES

National Galleries of Scotland
The Mound
Princes Street, Edinburgh
www.natgalscot.ac.uk

The National Gallery Complex is made up of three interconnected buildings, in the heart of Edinburgh. The National Gallery of Scotland is home to a major part of Scotland's sensational national collection of fine art; the Royal Scottish Academy Building (RSA) is one of Europe's premier venues for international exhibitions; and the Weston Link, which lies beneath the two buildings, connects them together with areas for shopping, learning, eating and drinking.

Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Queen Street, Edinburgh
http://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/page/2:298:3/

The Scottish National Portrait Gallery provides a unique visual history of Scotland, told through the portraits of those who shaped it. It explores the lives of great Scots, past and present, who have inspired and changed the world - royals and rebels, poets and philosophers, heroes and villains.

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art & Dean Gallery
75 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DR
http://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/page/2:118:4/

Home to Scotland's outstanding national collection of modern and contemporary art, the Modern Art Galleries include the Gallery of Modern Art and the nearby Dean Gallery. Both Galleries are set in extensive parkland, where visitors can discover sculpture works by important artists like Ian Hamilton Finlay, Henry Moore, Rachel Whiteread and Barbara Hepworth. The lawn to the front of the Gallery of Modern Art was re-landscaped in 2002 to a design by Charles Jencks. This dramatic work, or 'landform', comprises a stepped, serpentine mound reflected in three crescent-shaped pools of water.

Hunterian Art Gallery University of Glasgow
82 Hillhead Street, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Tel 0141 330 5431
http://www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk

The internationally important art collections of the University of Glasgow are housed in the purpose-built Hunterian Art Gallery. The permanent displays include Old Master paintings, Scottish art from the 19th century to the present day and the Mackintosh House, the meticulously reconstructed interiors from the Glasgow home of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

The Gallery of Modern Art [GLASGOW]
Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3AZ
Tel. (0141) 229 1996 Fax. (0141) 204 5316 http://www.g3web.co.uk/glasgow_museums/modern_art/index.htm

The elegant and historic Royal Exchange building displays works by living artists from throughout the world. Exciting temporary exhibitions and activities in music, drama and dance.

Pollok House
2060 Pollokshaws Road
Glasgow, G43 1AT Tel.
Tel: (0141) 616 6410
http://www.g3web.co.uk/glasgow_museums/pollok_house/index.htm

Pollok House, once a family home and now the historic jewel at the heart of Pollok Park, displays in its elegant refurbished rooms some of the finest Spanish paintings in Britain from the collection of Sir William Stirling Maxwell.

Aberdeen Art Gallery
Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10 1FQ http://www.aagm.co.uk/code/emuseum.asp?page=buildings_art_gallery

Aberdeen's splendid Art Gallery, which opened in 1885, is one of the city's most popular tourist attractions. In its elegant marble-lined interior is displayed a varied collection of works of art, including outstanding examples of Modern Art, and work by the Impressionists and the Scottish Colourists. Visitors can also see contemporary craft, Aberdeen silver and a wide range of decorative art.

Talbot Rice Gallery
The University of Edinburgh Old College
South Bridge, Edinburgh
EH8 9YL
T: 0131 650 2210 F: 0131 660 2213
www.trg.ed.ac.uk

Talbot Rice Gallery is one of Scotland's leading public galleries of contemporary visual art. Rooted in an academic situation, the gallery plays a key role in the cultural life of the city, drawing a local, national and international audience to a dynamic programme of exhibitions and events.

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