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Kat Borrowdale from Think Circus at the National Museum of Flight. Photo © Andy Catlin (6)

Spin into September this weekend at the National Museum of Flight’s 360 Fest

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Visitors can spin into September at the National Museum of Flight’s family fun day this weekend. Celebrate all things circular with cycle stunts, circus displays and hands-on activities at 360 Fest, returning to East Lothian on Saturday 6 September. 

The Bronze Age Carnoustie Hoard. Photo © National Museums Scotland 3

Rare Bronze Age hoard saved for the nation, and will go on show next summer

A Bronze Age hoard discovered in Carnoustie has been acquired by National Museums Scotland and will go on display for the first time in a new exhibition opening next summer.

The hoard includes a rare spearhead decorated with gold and a bronze sword in a wooden scabbard, dating from around 1120-920 BC. Scotland’s First Warriors (27 Jun 2026 – 17 May 2027) will bring together over 250 objects spanning thousands of years, to explore the origins and impact of conflict and warfare in prehistoric Scotland. 

Iain Dall's Chanter

Gaelic stories behind National Museum collection objects revealed

Scotland’s oldest known bagpipe chanter, a horn spoon collected by an Austrian aristocrat and an exquisite medieval rock crystal charmstone are among the Gaelic stories behind 15 objects in the collections of National Museums Scotland which have been published in a new bilingual online resource.

Iain Dall's Chanter

Sgeulachdan Gàidhlig air am foillseachadh mu nithean ann an cruinneachadh an Taigh-tasgaidh Nàiseanta

Tha am feadan pìoba-mhòir as sine ann an Alba, spàin adharcach a chruinnich bean-uasal às an Ostair agus clach-sheuna criostail-creige àlainn às na meadhan-aoisean am measg nan sgeulachdan Gàidhlig air cùl 15 nithean ann an cruinneachaidhean Taighean-tasgaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba a chaidh fhoillseachadh ann an goireas ùr dà-chànanach air-loidhne.

Enabler David Cree kneels beside National Museums Scotland's new cargo bike, Museum in Motion.

Museum in Motion: National Museums Scotland's new cargo bike brings history and culture to local communities

A new bespoke cargo bike commissioned by National Museums Scotland will bring hands-on learning and cultural experiences directly to communities across Edinburgh.   

The National Museum of Scotland Tram launched this morning, 4 July. Photo (c) Duncan McGlynn (1)

Museum on the move: step aboard the National Museum of Scotland’s new tram

Edinburgh tram passengers will have the chance to climb aboard a ‘mobile museum’ from today [24 July] as a new tram launches with special National Museum of Scotland livery. 

Dr Tacye Phillipson, Senior Curator of Modern Science at National Museums Scotland, with the Facit Model LX calculator

Calculator used by Scottish scientist to help NASA achieve first manned moon landing donated to National Museums Scotland

Ahead of the anniversary of the first moon landing, a mechanical calculating machine used by a Scottish scientist in support of the mission has been donated to National Museums Scotland. 

Janel Fontaine, Treasure Trove Officer, with the Medieval spindle whorl. Photo (c) Stewart Attwood. (4)

Local treasures revealed ahead of Archaeology Day at the National Museum of Rural Life

The team from Treasure Trove Scotland are inviting members of the public to bring their finds to be assessed as part of a family-friendly Archaeology Day at the National Museum of Rural Life on Saturday 19 July. 

National Museum of Flight curator, Ian Brown in the Conservation Hangar. Photo (c) Stewart Attwood. (4)

National Museum of Flight uncovers Second World War secrets in anniversary year

New research has revealed details of two air assaults on East Fortune Airfield that were kept secret during the Second World War. The historic airfield in East Lothian is now home to the National Museum of Flight, which opened 50 years ago this month, in July 1975. 

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High-flying National Museum of Flight reaches half century

The National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, East Lothian will celebrate its 50th anniversary tomorrow (Monday 7 July).

Taxidermist Jazmine Miles-Long works on a Sulawesi crested macaque. Photo © Duncan McGlynn  (2)

Major exhibition opens in Edinburgh this weekend, Monkeys: Our Primate Family

National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh 
28 June–30 November 2025 
 
nms.ac.uk/monkeys

The rock crystal jar. Photo © Duncan McLean

Prized treasure from the Galloway Hoard to go on show for the first time in Kirkcudbright

A unique rock crystal jar found as part of the Galloway Hoard will go on public display for the first time later this year. The Galloway Hoard: Rock Crystal Jar will open on 8 November 2025, at Kirkcudbright Galleries, near where the Hoard was first discovered.