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The National Museum of Flight. Photo © Ruth Armstrong-4

The National Lottery Open Week returns for Spring 2025 at the National Museum of Flight

As a recipient of National Lottery funding, the National Museum of Flight in East Fortune is inviting players to visit for free on 22 March.  

Knitted bonnet and personal belongings discovered on Arnish Moor, Lewis, 18th century. Image National Museums Scotland RESIZE-2

Mystery of the Arnish Moor Man explored in new exhibition

Objects recovered from a mysterious 250-year-old burial on Arnish Moor on the Isle of Lewis, star in a new exhibition, opening today. The exceptionally well-preserved knitted bonnet and personal belongings of a young man, on loan from National Museums Scotland, are displayed for the first time in a generation at Kinloch Historical Society. 

Choppers the chimp. Photo Twycross zoo (2)

Celebrity chimp's life story revealed in pioneering study

A new study led by researchers at National Museums Scotland describes the first comprehensive osteobiography of a zoo animal, a cutting-edge scientific method that involves the analysis of bones and tissue. These techniques have been applied to reveal the in-depth story of the life of Choppers, star of the 1970s PG Tips advertising campaign, illustrating the changing role of zoos over the past 50 years.