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National Museums Scotland (NMS ; Scottish Gaelic : Taighean-tasgaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government . It runs the national museums of Scotland.
NMS is one of the country's National Collections , and holds internationally important collections of natural sciences, decorative arts, world cultures, science and technology, and Scottish history and archaeology.
List of national museums [ edit ]
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
The National Museum of Flight , at East Fortune , East Lothian
The National Museum of Rural Life , at Wester Kittochside farm, in South Lanarkshire (previously the Museum of Scottish Country Life, previously the Scottish Agricultural Museum)
The National War Museum , at Edinburgh Castle
Other collections [ edit ]
The main storage building at the National Museums Collection Centre, at Granton in Edinburgh , opened in 1996. It is open to the public for guided tours. A new storage building has been constructed, which houses the textile and costume collections, including the Jean Muir Collection of 20th century costume and accessories.
The National Museum of Costume was located at Shambellie House, in New Abbey , Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland. In January 2013, National Museums Scotland announced that the National Museum of Costume was to close and the site would not reopen for 2013.[1]
Trustees [ edit ]
National Museums Scotland is Scotland's national museum service, governed by a board of trustees . It is a non-departmental public body , funded by the Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate of the Scottish Government .
Notable items in the national collections [ edit ]
Hearth by Andy Goldsworthy , commissioned for the Early Scottish Peoples exhibit under the management former NMS Keeper of Archaeology, Dr David Clarke.
The official website lists the following exhibits as being the highlights of its collections:[2]
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