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The National Museum incorporates the collections of the former National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. As well as the national collections of Scottish archaeological finds and medieval objects, the museum contains artefacts from around the world, encompassing geology, archaeology, natural history, science, technology, art, and world cultures.
National Museums Scotland is Scotland's national museum service, governed by a board of trustees. It is a non-departmental public body , funded by the Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate of the Scottish Government .
The St Ninian's Isle Treasure, found on St Ninian's Isle, Scotland in 1958 is the best example of surviving silver metalwork from the Early Medieval period in Scotland. The 28-piece hoard includes various silver metalwork items, including twelve pennanular brooches. The treasure is now in the National Museum of Scotland. [1]
The Monymusk Reliquary, early 8th century, National Museum of Scotland The Monymusk Reliquary is an eighth century Scottish house-shape reliquary [1] made of wood and metal characterised by an Insular fusion of Gaelic and Pictish design and Anglo-Saxon metalworking, presumably by the Celtic Church monks of Iona Abbey.
Charles Edward Stuart's highly decorated targe on display at the National Museum of Scotland. Prince Charlie's Targe is a notable 18th-century targe, a type of shield.The most prominent example is a highly decorated targe in the National Museum of Scotland.
National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland Act 1954; National Museum of Industry for Scotland and General Register House Act 1855; National Museum of Rural Life; National Museum of Scotland; National War Museum; Ni'isjoohl totem pole
Collections of National Museums Scotland. Pages in category "Collection of National Museums Scotland" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total.
The Cramond Lioness in the National Museum of Scotland. The Cramond Lioness is a Roman-era sculpture recovered in 1997 from the mouth of the River Almond at Cramond in Edinburgh, Scotland. The sculpture, one of the most important Roman finds in Scotland for decades, was discovered by ferryman Robert Graham. [1]