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Real or replica? How to spot a genuine ancient Egyptian artefact

How good are you at spotting real ancient Egyptian artefacts from amongst the fakes? That’s what we’re asking our visitors…

• By Caroline Taylor
• 1st October 2019

Fit for a queen

In the collection of the National Museums Scotland is a set of clothing which is said to have belonged to…

• By Georgia Vullinghs
• 26th September 2019

Getting intimate with computers behind closed doors

• By Laura Gibson
• 25th September 2019

Whit’s in a name: part 2

• By Peter Davidson
• 23rd September 2019

‘Across the Floor’ with Natural Sciences: a day in 5 senses

• By Lucy Neville
• 21st September 2019

Prehistoric crafts and identities: Special swords, glittering gold and pots for the people

• By Matthew Knight
• 18th September 2019

Conservation of a Korean Court Official’s hat

• By Irene Kirkwood
• 16th September 2019

Bringing the ancient sharks of Wardie Bay back to life

• By Dr Stig Walsh
• 13th September 2019

Fieldwork in the Dominican Republic part 2: fungus gnats

• By Dr Vladimir Blagoderov
• 13th September 2019

Fieldwork in the Dominican Republic part 1: amazing amber

• By Andrew Ross
• 13th September 2019

Life with a microscope in the 21st century

• By Joan Bingley
• 7th September 2019

Museum bagging

• By Sue Beardmore
• 6th September 2019

Conserving four objects from the Dan Klein & Alan J Poole Private Collection of Modern Glass

• By Amreet Kular
• 3rd September 2019

Chasing the carnyx, from Scotland to the Sahara

• By Dr Fraser Hunter
• 1st September 2019

Learning the language of metal: working with Simone ten Hompel

• By Sarah Rothwell
• 31st August 2019

The Postal Microscopical Society

• By Mike Samworth
• 29th August 2019

The Eglinton tournament

• By Julie Holder
• 28th August 2019

Researching the first archaeologist in Egypt

• By Dr Margaret Maitland
• 27th August 2019