Explore the diversity of the natural world, world cultures, science and technology, art, design and fashion, and Scottish history, all under one roof.
Reviews
Tripadvisor
4.5/5 · 22,528 reviews
5-star
80%
4-star
15%
3-star
3%
2-star
1%
1-star
1%
Recent reviews
Any rating
Loading reviews...
Feb 6, 2025
This place is HUGE. We only got through 2 levels of the museum as we ran out of time on the day and didn’t realise how much time could be spent around here. But it really was fantastic, if you have 4…Full review by Erin G
Feb 5, 2025
My husband and I visited this museum. This is an amazing building and we spent a lovely afternoon walking around the rooms hoping that we didn’t miss any of them! So much to see and excellent infor…Full review by Roving21561224991
Feb 4, 2025
It is a large museum with lots of artefacts from different parts of the world.You can enjoy historical artefacts from all over the world.Full review by HARIGOVIND V
Is the museum open on good friday March 29? does anyone know
A:
I realise that my reply is pretty late, given it’s now Friday morning, but I would be very surprised if they were not open. Everything that we had planned for London is open, a …
I realise that my reply is pretty late, given it’s now Friday morning, but I would be very surprised if they were not open. Everything that we had planned for London is open, a copy with slightly reduced hours
We missed seeing any of the Scotland story exhibits. We used the Chambers Street entrance. Should we have used a different one as there seems to be no direct link from the main museum to any of the Scotland areas.
A:
Not sure I understand your question. We entered through Chambers Street. I believe that is the main entrance. There is access to the entire museum from that entrance. Seems …
Not sure I understand your question. We entered through Chambers Street. I believe that is the main entrance. There is access to the entire museum from that entrance. Seems we went up some stairs from entrance and that took us to the main multi story room. From there all the exhibits and rooms were available.
Is there parking as I don’t want to get the train through and then a taxi?
A:
There website states there is off-site parking at nearby NCP car parks. If you are coming to Edinburgh via Waverley train station, the National Museum of Scotland is a 10 minute (0.5 mile) walk.
Oops! Something went wrong, Please try again after a few minutes
Frequently asked questions
Q:
Why does National Museums Scotland have a Membership scheme?
A:
The Government grant remains of central importance but donations, sponsorship and income from our shops, ticket sales and commercial events are increasingly critical to enabling …
The Government grant remains of central importance but donations, sponsorship and income from our shops, ticket sales and commercial events are increasingly critical to enabling us to continue our...
Save
Share
More
