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• Immersive showcase of giant prehistoric animals opens at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery on 2 August before moving to Scotland in January 2026
• Visitors will encounter awe-inspiring creatures that roamed the Earth after the extinction of the dinosaurs
• Exhibition also highlights need to protect current natural giants such as elephants and whales.

The National Museum of Rural Life is inviting visitors to flock to the East Kilbride attraction next Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May for its popular Woolly Weekend event.

Awesome Bricks invites engineers of all ages to build, play, and take off on a brick-tastic adventure at Scotland’s home of aviation history

Tickets for the biggest exhibition of primate behaviour ever staged go on sale today, Earth Day, Tuesday 22 April.  

Jet off to the National Museum of Flight this spring.  As part of the Edinburgh Science Festival programme families can explore the future of sustainable air travel with new tours, challenges and trails. Sustainable Skies runs from Mon 14 - Fri 18 April 2025. 

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.  

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. 

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. 

A fossil first spotted in Skye over 50 years ago has finally been extracted from the base of the cliff where it was found and, following analysis, formally identified as a Jurassic dinosaur.

Powder horns from the 17th to 19th century, a road sign from Skye and a handmade crogan, or earthenware pot, are among 100 objects to be reappraised in a new project which aims to reveal the Gaelic stories and connections behind material held in the National Collection.

 Tha adhaircean pùdair bhon 17mh chun 19mh linn, soidhne-rathaid às an Eilean Sgitheanach agus crogan crèadha am measg 100 rud a thèid ath-mheasadh ann am pròiseact ùr a tha ag amas air na sgeulachdan agus na ceanglaichean Gàidhlig air cùl stuth a tha sa Chruinneachadh Nàiseanta fhoillseachadh.

At National Museum of Flight this half term, discover the Second World War history of East Fortune Airfield. Supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, families will uncover the intriguing story of code breaking through a weekend of themed activities from Friday 14 February until Sunday 16 February.