Archive

Eyes that see in the dark: nocturnal dinosaurs

With new fossils being discovered, new information about dinosaurs comes to light all the time. Just today, a study reveals…

• By Dr Stig Walsh
• 7th May 2021

The legacy of The Great Exhibition – 170 years on

On 1 May 1851, The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations opened in a huge, purpose-built…

• By Claire Blakey
• 30th April 2021

Liquid silver: Wave by Jessica Jue

• By Jessica Jue
• 8th April 2021

Collecting COVID: 2020 in 7 objects

• By National Museums Scotland
• 6th April 2021

Stories in stone: the lost history of Indian sculpted deities

• By Friederike Voigt
• 11th March 2021

Inspiring Body, Mind and Spirit

• By Dr Chris Breward
• 25th February 2021

Collecting Marine Mammals

• By Georg Hantke
• 19th February 2021

I don’t do things by halves – The incredible conservation of the James Bruce drinking horn (Part 1)

• By Lydia Messerschmidt
• 22nd January 2021

I don’t do things by halves – The incredible conservation of the James Bruce drinking horn (Part 2)

• By Lydia Messerschmidt
• 16th January 2021

Picts ‘n Mix: complex identities in the Viking age

• By Dr Adrián Maldonado
• 15th January 2021

Hogmanay rocks! Meet the minerals behind the New Year’s Eve fireworks

• By Emily Brown
• 31st December 2020

Why I’d love to get a lump of coal for Christmas!

• By Emily Brown
• 24th December 2020

Museum at home: Reflections on life in lockdown

• By Anita Briggs
• 22nd December 2020

The Evolution of Toy Tyrants

• By Dr Sarah Stewart
• 17th December 2020

Seeing History: a glimpse into the National Museum of Scotland’s historic spectacles collection.

• By Molly Lambourne
• 15th December 2020

Introduction to the Spinning Wheel collection in National Museums Scotland

• By Irene Mackay
• 14th December 2020

Past, Present and Future

• By Dr Chris Breward
• 27th November 2020

Golden moments researching the Galloway Hoard part two: hidden constellations of gold

• By Dr Martin Goldberg
• 26th November 2020