Explore the diversity of the natural world, world cultures, science and technology, art, design and fashion, and Scottish history, all under one roof.
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May 21, 2025
It started raining and we were at the museum and decided to go in. We were so glad we did. It was free to enter and so much history! Our family likes that sort of thing. I believe there were 2 or…Full review by kelly0120
May 16, 2025
Great museum, its beautiful with a wide range of exhibitions. Pick up a map so you can navigate a bit better. Good benches to take a break if you need one. Its no charge for entry.Full review by aj2015aj5
May 12, 2025
A small and easy-to-navigate museum. Our child especially enjoyed the sections with animals and transport vehicles—they were very engaging. The fact that admission is free is also a big plus. If you …Full review by drfaki
Is the museum open on good friday March 29? does anyone know
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I realise that my reply is pretty late, given it’s now Friday morning, but I would be very surprised if they were not open. Everything that we had planned for London is open, a …
I realise that my reply is pretty late, given it’s now Friday morning, but I would be very surprised if they were not open. Everything that we had planned for London is open, a copy with slightly reduced hours
We missed seeing any of the Scotland story exhibits. We used the Chambers Street entrance. Should we have used a different one as there seems to be no direct link from the main museum to any of the Scotland areas.
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Not sure I understand your question. We entered through Chambers Street. I believe that is the main entrance. There is access to the entire museum from that entrance. Seems …
Not sure I understand your question. We entered through Chambers Street. I believe that is the main entrance. There is access to the entire museum from that entrance. Seems we went up some stairs from entrance and that took us to the main multi story room. From there all the exhibits and rooms were available.
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