127 year-old fly launches major digitisation project in Scotland
As Scotland's Climate Week gets underway, a 127 year-old hoverfly is among the first insect specimens to be digitised as part of a major new project led in Scotland by National Museums Scotland and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Meteorites and man-made minerals in new museum display
New types of minerals caused by human activity have gone on show for the first time at the National Museum of Scotland.
National Museums Scotland launches public call out ahead of major new fashion exhibition
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National Museums Scotland is launching a public call out for personal stories and garments by Jean Muir, Bill Gibb and Zandra Rhodes. A major new exhibition, A Fashion Odyssey (1 Jul – 12 Nov 2028), will explore the work of these trailblazing British designers in the centenary year of Muir’s birth.
Pair of rare Jacobite-era pistols reunited
Two rare Jacobite-era pistols have been reunited in a new exhibition at Montrose Museum. A pistol on loan from National Museums Scotland is displayed alongside its pair in Tartan & Turmoil: The Angus Jacobite Story.
Treasures of an Iron Age warrior go on display for the first time
Objects from the richest Iron Age burial yet discovered in Scotland will go on display for the first time this weekend, in a new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. The rare weapons, jewellery and fittings were found in the grave of a young man buried 2,000 years ago.
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127 year-old fly launches major digitisation project in Scotland
As Scotland's Climate Week gets underway, a 127 year-old hoverfly is among the first insect specimens to be digitised as part of a major new project led in Scotland by National Museums Scotland and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Meteorites and man-made minerals in new museum display
New types of minerals caused by human activity have gone on show for the first time at the National Museum of Scotland.
Working animals take centre stage at National Museum of Rural Life
The National Museum of Rural Life at Kittochside, East Kilbride is set to celebrate the skills, intelligence and important roles of working animals next Saturday 12 September at a fun-filled Working Animal Day.
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