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The Lothian Birth Cohort: medical imaging in our new galleries

Scotland is home to the longest study of human cognition in the world. We will be telling the story of this…

• By Sophie Goggins
• 8th January 2016

Once upon a time: Our top social media stories of 2015

Everybody loves a good story. Here in the Digital Media team at National Museums Scotland we love stories so much…

• By Elaine Macintyre
• 29th December 2015

A Madonna and Child at National Museums Scotland

• By Dr Rachel King
• 24th December 2015

Ancient Egypt Transformed: Middle Kingdom Egyptian objects on loan from National Museums Scotland to the Metropolitan Museum of Art

• By Dr Margaret Maitland
• 22nd December 2015

The Upside-down Catfish

• By Isabel Stünkel
• 22nd December 2015

No fly zone: In search of Tachydromia in Norway

• By Stephen Hewitt
• 20th December 2015

Northern Modernist Jewellery

• By Sarah Rothwell
• 19th December 2015

All set for a cracking Christmas crafternoon

• By Alison Rae
• 9th December 2015

Memories of the Glenkindie telephone exchange

• By John Ames
• 9th December 2015

On the march with the tartan army

• By Tessa Hartmann
• 30th November 2015

Chasing ancient sea dragons on land and in Skye

• By Dr Nick Fraser
• 27th November 2015

Five beautiful book covers for Book Week Scotland

• By Morven Donald
• 26th November 2015

Exploring the archive at the National Museum of Scotland

• By Georgia Rogers
• 18th November 2015

Selecting 1,467 photographic objects to display from a collection of 20,330

• By Victoria Adams
• 16th November 2015

How Impact Arts left their mark in the museum

• By Lisa Edwards
• 15th November 2015

Family albums from around the world

• By Christine McLean
• 14th November 2015

Discover the unluckiest items at National Museums Scotland, if you dare…

• By Núria Ruiz
• 13th November 2015

My favourite museum object: Frozen tree in perspex

• By Dr Tacye Phillipson
• 12th November 2015