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  2. National Museum of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum (opened in 1866 as the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art, renamed in 1904, and for the period between 1985 and the merger named the Royal Museum of Scotland or ...

  3. National Museums Scotland - Wikipedia

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    The National Museum of Scotland, comprising two linked museums on Chambers Street, in the Old Town of Edinburgh: The Museum of Scotland - concerned with the history and people of Scotland; The Royal Museum - a general museum encompassing global geology, archaeology, natural history, science, technology and art

  4. The Museum of the Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) and the ...

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    The museum is located in a former drill hall built for the Royal Scots in 1900. [1] The building was re-opened following refurbishment, as the Royal Scots Museum, by the Princess Royal on 27 June 1991. [2] The Royal Regiment of Scotland has been building its own collection since it was formed in 2006. [3]

  5. Royal Scottish Academy Building - Wikipedia

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    The building was known as the Royal Institution from 1826 to 1911. [1] The Royal Institution building was designed by the noted Scottish architect William Henry Playfair and built in 1822-6. According to the antiquary James Grant, 2000 piles were driven into the ground to stabilise the foundations on the site above the Nor Loch.

  6. Museum of Edinburgh - Wikipedia

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    The Museum of Edinburgh, formerly known as Huntly House and the historic Bank of Scotland Head Office, located at 142-146 Canongate, is a museum in Edinburgh, Scotland, housing a collection relating to the town's origins, history and legends. Exhibits are described as a maze of history with more rooms than one can imagine.

  7. List of museums in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    This list of museums in Scotland contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. [1]

  8. Surgeons' Hall - Wikipedia

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    Surgeons' Hall Museum is the major medical museum in Scotland, and one of Edinburgh's many tourist attractions. The museum is recognised as a collection of national significance by the Scottish Government. The museum reopened in September 2015, after being closed for an eighteen-month period of redevelopment. [2]

  9. Dynamic Earth (Edinburgh) - Wikipedia

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    It is a registered charity under Scottish law and is owned as The Dynamic Earth Charitable Trust. The centre was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999. [2] The project is located close to where Scottish geologist James Hutton lived and worked in the city in the 18th century. The attraction's aim is to "consistently be the most fun place to play ...