National Museums Scotland Review 2016

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Three of the new galleries at the National Museum of Scotland: (from top) Design for Living, Making and Creating, Fashion and Style. Stewart Stewart Attwood

Vivienne Westwood jacket and bondage trouser in the Fashion and Style gallery. This has been a landmark year at At Easter, the visitor experience Looking forward, our new Strategic National Museums Scotland as we at the National Museum of Flight Plan 2016–20 – which follows over welcomed over 2·4 million visitors was transformed with the restoration a decade of successive investment across our museums, completed three of two Second World War hangars and in our collections, our museums and flagship capital projects, celebrated the creation of vibrant and engaging our visitors – aims to take us to a the 150th anniversary of the National displays to enhance dramatically higher level. It reflects our continued Museum of Scotland, and developed the presentation of our outstanding drive to delight and inspire our visitors, a new Strategic Plan to guide us aviation collections. to invest in our historic buildings through the next four years. and to research, exhibit and share At the heart of both projects was our collections. Our work has always As one of the world’s great museums, the desire to widen access to our reached across the nation but, the National Museum of Scotland exceptional collections and we importantly, the social, economic uniquely brings together science, hope the new displays will excite and cultural impact we have ‘beyond art, the natural world and the diversity and engage increased numbers our walls’ has a much stronger focus of human cultures, inviting visitors of visitors both today and for in this new Strategy. to explore the world under one roof. generations to come. In 1866, the Museum started its life Delivering our ambitions will require Work has now begun on the next as the Edinburgh Museum of Science significant financial support, both phase of development at the National and Art. It was therefore fitting to mark public and private. We aim to increase Museums Collection Centre, following the Museum’s 150th anniversary year our capacity and skills to raise income the opening in June 2015 of a state- with the opening of ten magnificent from public sources and to develop of-the-art new storage and research new galleries dedicated to those a more entrepreneurial approach facility. This will further establish this very subjects. which grows commercial income. site as a key resource for our national and international programmes. We Finally, our thanks go to our staff have also embarked on the fourth and who have worked tirelessly and with final phase of our 15 year Masterplan great commitment and skill to help for the transformation of the National us deliver a year so full of significant Museum of Scotland with two new achievements. galleries due to open in 2018/19 Bruce Minto oBE, Chairman which will provide new insights into Dr Gordon Rintoul CBE, Director our internationally important Ancient Egypt and East Asia collections. A Year of Great Achievement Innovating & Inspiring

On Friday 8 July 2016, Visitors can experience the We are enormously grateful to all ten major new galleries and collections like never before, our funders: the Heritage Lottery a splendid new piazza opened with in-depth information provided Fund, Wellcome, and the Scottish through a network of digital labels, Government, many charitable trusts, at the National Museum of audio visual programmes and working foundations and companies and Scotland in celebration of the exhibits – over 150 interactive exhibits nearly 800 generous individual Museum’s 150th anniversary. in total. These range from specially donors, without whom the galleries restored, wonderfully intricate would not have been possible. This was the latest phase of the Victorian-era engineering models, Masterplan to transform the Museum. to hot air balloons, a human-sized A £14·1 million investment in state-of- hamster wheel, a fashion design the-art galleries has enabled us to put digital interactive and a host of objects on display for the first time for touchscreens and films. generations, reveal our collections in Our Science and Technology galleries new ways and significantly increase are amongst the most significant interactivity and engagement. in Europe and create a platform for The innovative new galleries encourage establishing the National Museum of visitors to take a journey of discovery, Scotland as a major centre for science exploring the excitement of scientific engagement to inspire the scientists, discovery and invention, and the engineers, artists and designers of creativity of applied arts, fashion tomorrow. and design. The redevelopment restores the Museum’s original layout and sightlines, encouraging flow between the galleries by giving visitors enticing glimpses of what lies ahead. 3,700 m2 3,000 + 75%

Total area covered Objects on display Proportion of objects by the new galleries in the new galleries displayed that have not been seen for a generation or more Interactive fun in the ‘human hamster wheel’ in the Energise gallery. Peter Peter Dibdin 21,000 150+ 62 400 ©

Interactive exhibits Hours of conservation Truckloads of objects New acquisitions for in the new galleries time spent preparing transported from the display in the galleries objects for display National Museums Collection Centre Racing cars in the Explore gallery: (from top) the Stewart Ford SF2, Jaguar R3 and Red Bull RB02 First driven by David Coulthard. Impressions

In the three months following “From a balcony at the July 2016 opening of the National Museum our new galleries, there were of Scotland, it seems all of human achievement over 600,000 visits to the is laid out for the curious National Museum of Scotland, visitor … this £14·1 million an increase of 30 per cent revamp should cement on the same period last year. its reputation as a world- class attraction.”

The new galleries have been The Times very well received by visitors and the media. “[The new galleries] will take visitors on an enlightening journey of the highest order.”

Metro

“There’s something for everyone here.”

The Herald

“One of the world’s great museums.”

The Press and Journal

The Art of Living gallery brings together stunning examples of European decorative art: (from nearest) De Lucci marquetry table, Kinghorne table carpet and panelled wall from Hamilton Palace.

The Supermarine Sptifire has a dramatic new Armstrong ‘in-flight’ display. Ruth

Interactive touchscreens enable deeper exploration of the stories of the aircraft on display. Ruth Armstrong

© Easter 2016 saw the As well as telling the stories of the “Open the door of these opening of two newly technology and design of the aircraft, two WW2 hangers and redeveloped hangars at the the new displays introduce visitors you are opening the door to the people connected with the to history. The stories of National Museum of Flight, aircraft and the context in which they incredible flying machines reaffirming its position as one were created. Our Collecting Digital come to life in a way which of the most significant aviation Stories oral history project captured will inspire, teach and let museums in the UK and Europe. the personal accounts of pilots, imaginations fly. Thanks engineers, crew and passengers in to funds raised through The £3·6 million investment, short films which appear on interactive the National Lottery, supported by funding from the touch screens alongside the aircraft we are delighted to have Heritage Lottery Fund, the Scottish they flew or worked with. played our part in this remarkable transformation Government, The Robertson Trust, Alongside the new displays, a range of this unique collection. The MacRobert Trust and Viridor of engagement activities are helping It will ensure that the Credits, restored two nationally to broaden our audiences. Work with National Museum of Flight significant Second World War local communities has enabled us continues to grow as a hangars and created dramatic to engage with more people, both significant international new displays telling the stories at the Museum and elsewhere. We tourist destination and of military and civil aviation have also established a programme a valuable education over the past 100 years. of skills development workshops for resource.” The hangars feature over 30 young people, developing engineering, aircraft from our collection. front of house and storytelling skills. Lucy Casot, Head of Highlights include the iconic the Heritage Lottery Supermarine Spitfire, the Britten- Fund in Scotland Norman Islander air ambulance, and the oldest surviving Hawker Siddeley Harrier jump jet. As part of the work, an environmentally friendly ground-source underfloor heating system was installed, enabling 80,595 smaller objects such as uniforms, documents, photographs and weapons to be displayed alongside the aircraft.

Visitors to the National Museum of Flight in 2015 / 16

Restoring 15,705

Record attendance at Scotland’s National & Engaging Airshow 2016 Making an Impact Beyond our Walls

We continue to be very active in communities across Scotland, working with a wide range of partner museums and other organisations to share our collections, knowledge and expertise. Key aims have included boosting the profile and capacity of local museums, increasing their visitor numbers and inspiring audiences.

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Touring National Fund for Acquisitions Loans Training Communities

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Touring and engagement Supporting the museums sector 1 Two Iron Age mirrors, one from our collection To commemorate the centenary We share our knowledge and expertise and one from the British of the First World War, we have through free training programmes for Museum, toured museums been working with eight Scottish museums staff throughout Scotland. across the UK. museums to bring national and In 2015 / 16 we delivered over 250 local collections together in a touring learning experiences to museum 2 A team of curators and exhibition. Next of Kin explores the staff from 75 organisations in 26 local registrars visited Lews personal stories of separation and loss authority areas. Topics ranged from Castle in Stornoway, experienced by Scottish families during the use of handling objects for learning, the new home for Museum the First World War. The tour, which to managing Egyptian collections, nan Eilean, to transport continues into 2017, has so far visited and to how to mount a crowdfunding and install objects on five venues and been seen by almost campaign. loan from the national 42,000 people. collections. Our small touring exhibition, Sharing our collections “Partnership with National Reflections on Celts, took two Museums Scotland has Nearly a third of the fascinating Iron Age mirrors to museums across been an essential factor objects on display at the new the UK. Each museum expanded the in the development of Museum nan Eilean are on loan display, adding related material from the new Museum. A close from National Museums Scotland’s their own collections and programming working relationship with collections, including a number of schools workshops and community National Museums Scotland spectacular Viking hacksilver hoards events on the theme of Celts. staff has contributed to and a 1923 Morgan three-wheel motor This activity supported the National a high quality exhibition car, which had been owned by a local Museum of Scotland’s major exhibition which will provide an resident. These loans will provide Celts, organised in partnership with excellent visitor experience.” rich, new opportunities for fruitful the British Museum. collaboration for many years to Nick Smith, Heritage come, with a number of further Manager for Museum projects already planned. nan Eilean Collaborating for Success A strategic partnership

Our major exhibition Celts was organised in partnership with Working with partners enables the British Museum. It unravelled us to maximise our resources the complex story of the different groups of people who have used or and reach new audiences been given the name ‘Celts’ through across Scotland, the UK the extraordinary objects they made and internationally. and used. This is the first time that National Museums Scotland has partnered with the British Museum on such a major project and it involved teams from both organisations working closely together to curate, design and promote the exhibition. Celts featured more than 300 treasured objects from across the 1 Celts featured more than 2 New fossil finds will help UK and Europe, brought together 300 treasured objects from to explain how vertebrate for the very first time – a feat it across the UK and Europe. life stepped from water would have been near impossible onto land. to achieve without such a partnership.

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Cutting-edge research Making history Building skills for the future

Over the past year, a team of At the National War Museum, With Skills Development Scotland, researchers from National Museums the exhibition Life Support: Stories we are strengthening our links with Scotland, the British Geological from The Royal Regiment of Scotland secondary schools and connecting Survey and the Universities of marked the Regiment’s first decade our galleries more closely with careers Leicester, Cambridge and of operations since it was formed choices for young people. Two Skills Southampton, have been working in 2006. Created in association with Development Scotland staff have been together to investigate fossils found The Royal Regiment of Scotland, the seconded to work with our Learning by Scottish palaeontologist Stan Wood. exhibition offers a fresh perspective & Programmes team to develop Their aim has been to try to explain on the combat and peacekeeping work resources to support educational visits how vertebrate life stepped from of Scotland’s infantry soldiers, through to the new galleries. In March 2016, water to land. a selection of stories and interviews we hosted the first Careers Hive with from the people, military and civilian, Edinburgh International Science Funded by the Natural Environment who make up their vital support Festival, promoting Science, Research Council and the Heritage network at home and on the frontline. Technology, Engineering and Lottery Fund, the TWeed (Tetrapod Mathematics (STEM) subjects World: early evolution and and careers to school pupils. diversification) project involves In one week, over 2,000 pupils undertaking a major excavation took part in workshops, talks and in the Scottish Borders seeking fossil demonstrations by industry experts. evidence to fill a gap in our scientific knowledge of evolution. Their research formed the basis for the National Museum of Scotland exhibition Fossil Hunters, which featured some of the newly discovered fossils and explained 3 Life Support: Stories from 4 Events such as Careers the scientific techniques used to extract the Royal Regiment of Hive help to connect our and identify them. The exhibition is Scotland brought together galleries to the subjects now on tour to other museums in people and objects to tell young people are studying Scotland. the story of the Regiment’s at school. first 10 years. Reaching New Audiences

We continue to work to Building a mini-museum Festival fun diversify our audience through The perennial appeal of Lego® Our burgeoning Festival programme imaginative programming bricks was the foundation stone was a hit with the public and the and developing new ways of for a programme of activity designed media, featuring activity designed engaging traditionally ‘hard to attract diverse audiences, as part to surprise and delight both local to reach’ groups. of the Year of Innovation, Architecture audiences and tourists. We worked and Design, and the Festival of with Gilded Balloon to create a new Architecture. An exhibition showcased Fringe venue at the National Museum some of the world’s greatest feats of Scotland, hosting comedy, theatre, of engineering recreated in Lego®, children’s shows, music, spoken from the Colosseum to the Empire word performances. Along with State Building. The accompanying free lunchtime music, pop-up dance programme of family-oriented shows in the Grand Gallery, and a series activity, including a public of three sold-out After Hours events, build of a giant Lewis Chessman it was certainly an August to remember. and the creation of a scale model of the National Museum of Scotland, encouraged people of all ages and abilities to try some building themselves.

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Thinking differently Award-winning livestock

Our series of activities designed The National Museum of Rural Life to appeal to those for whom visiting showed some of its livestock at the a busy museum can be intimidating, Royal Highland Show for the second goes from strength to strength. year running. Two members of the Museum Socials are regular free Kittochside dairy herd competed sessions for anyone affected by successfully, with Nora Louise 2nd dementia and their relatives, friends and Kittochside Carrie’s Napier placed and supporters, creating a relaxed second and fourth in their respective environment in which participants categories. This is just one of a number enjoy tea and cake, followed by of competitions entered each year an activity inspired by our collections. by the farm team at the museum This year, we also held three events as an important way of showcasing outside of regular museum hours the farm and the skills of the staff to enable young people on the autistic in preserving traditional farming spectrum to enjoy our exhibitions in methods. With almost 200,000 a quieter, more relaxed environment, visitors, the Royal Highland Show and to meet curators to hear more also plays an important role in about their work. raising awareness of the museum amongst the farming community and potential future visitors.

1 A young visitor observes 2 POP-UP Duets contemporary 3 Museum Socials provide 4 Stockperson Maggie progress as the Lego® dance show entertains a relaxed environment for McDougall at the Royal brick museum takes shape. visitors in the Grand Gallery. those affected by dementia Highland Show with Nora and their carers. Louise 2nd, who was placed second in the category ‘cow in calf to be shown milked out’. Digital Development

Our new Strategic Plan Revealing more Exploring more prioritises expanding our To complement our new galleries, The Explore section of our website is online footprint through we created two online experiences our online hub of collections, stories, innovative digital partnerships, to enable audiences to engage games, films and resources – a place web developments and a more deeply with our collections. where people can find out more about wide-ranging presence on For the Science and Technology objects they have seen in the museum, galleries, support from Wellcome and those who cannot visit our social media platforms. enabled us to create Gen, a game museums in person can connect in which players are asked to diagnose with our collections stories. Following This year we have created and treat an online creature’s illnesses, detailed audience research, we have digital experiences to support using real biomedical objects displayed redesigned and relaunched our website, our new developments, grow in the galleries. For our new Fashion with a 13% uplift in visits to the site and our social media following and and Style gallery, Mode offers a over 550,000 sessions in the first three personal, mobile phone-based guide months. This work won a Scottish help a broader range of people to the museum’s wardrobe. Featuring Creative Award for Digital Strategy. connect with our collections detailed imagery and 360° spins of wherever they are. outfits, it allows visitors to see the garments on display up close, and to place them in the context of fashion and design history.

1 Players of Gen are scored 2 Our website has a on their performance. mobile-friendly format.

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Sharing more 3 Our mobile Museum Highlights app is available We are continuously adding records in seven languages. 1·98 to our online database, with just over 400,000 records already accessible million online. We will continue to add records throughout the year, aiming to have almost 600,000 records available online by the end of March 2017, Website visits in 2015 / 16 meaning that these objects will be available for people to appreciate throughout the world, at the click of a button. 130,000

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Our unusually diverse collection In 2015, Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet is an important international Secretary for Culture, Tourism, and resource – historically, culturally External Affairs opened a new, state- of-the-art research and storage facility and intellectually. Through the for our Natural Sciences and Scottish further development of the History and Archaeology collections. National Museums Collection The new facility provides better Centre, we are significantly access and ease of operation, has enabled us to increase external improving access to our research visits, improve the care collections for research, of our collections, and pursue cutting conservation and learning. edge and inter-disciplinary research. There is still much to be done to enhance and replace buildings at the Centre. A new phase of building development has begun to extend our conservation and scientific analysis facilities, which are vital for our work both in our museums and supporting national and international touring. For the new galleries at the National Museum of Scotland, staff prepared objects for display, restoring and cleaning thousands of items, crafting bespoke mounts, and planning the logistics of packing and transporting the objects to the Museum for unpacking and installation.

1 Spiral-horned antelope 2 A selection of beetles 3 An entomology training skulls from Africa – part from the Dufresne session at the National of the Vertebrate Biology collection, which was Museums Collection collection. given to the Museum Centre. in 1866. 2

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1 A member of the conservation team prepares the ancient Egyptian coffin of the ‘Qurna queen’ for future display.

2 42,000 people have seen the Next of Kin touring exhibition so far. Visitor numbers at the first three venues increased by 22%, with partner museums reaching out to new audiences. We are proud of our During this year, we developed a contribution to the creation new Strategic Plan which sets out and promotion of world class the ambitions of National Museums Scotland in 2016–20. It outlines culture in Scotland. Bold ideas the opportunities and challenges and a track record of success we face for the future. have served us well, but we Although we are operating in an must continue to innovate increasingly challenging financial – looking to the future with climate, our ambitions to continue ambitious goals will help to transform our facilities and services and enhance our impact both at home us further transform our and internationally are undimmed. organisation. We want to build on the many achievements of the past ten years to ensure that the National Collections are cared for more effectively, shared with an increased number of people, and that our overall impact continues to grow. We plan to broaden our programme, making further step- change improvements to quality, profile, popularity and reputation. We will place greater emphasis on our impact beyond the walls of our museums, and in October 2016 launched a new National Strategy which strengthens our approach to working nationally through touring, sharing our skills and expertise, and working in partnership to engage audiences. We will also use digital technology to transform the way people can engage with our collections and make shifts in the way we operate and fund our work. You can download the full Strategic Plan at www.nms.ac.uk Planning for an Ambitious Future With Thanks

Helping it happen

Many of the wonderful achievements of 2016, including the bold and confident transformations at the National Museum of Scotland, National Museum of Flight and National Museums Collection Centre, simply would not have been realised without our supporters. We are grateful to all of our supporters for their passion for our museums. Such support has helped enable exhibitions to be created, buildings to be restored, new galleries to be developed, research discoveries to be made, outreach activities and schools programmes to be expanded. All this helps ensure Scotland’s treasures and their amazing stories continue to delight and inspire new generations of visitors. Dr Andrew Kitchener, Principal Curator, installs Dolly the Sheep as one of the stars of the Phil Wilkinson

Key funders Scottish Egyptian Corporate Archaeological Trust Heritage Lottery Fund Allander Print Scottish Oil Club Scottish Government Artemis Investment ScottishPower Foundation Management LLP Trusts and other organisations SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Baillie Gifford Investment Conservation Fund The Directors of Artemis Managers Intelligent Power Sir Tom Farmer Foundation Brewin Dolphin Ltd Bernard Quaritch Ltd Viridor Credits Environmental Diageo Company The Binks Trust The Glenmorangie Wellcome The Castansa Trust Company Ltd William Grant Foundation Dunard Fund Morton Fraser The Wolfson Foundation East Lothian Council Shepherd + Wedderburn Zalando GmbH Edinburgh Decorative Stewart Investors & Fine Arts Society Individuals and Legacies The American Foundation EventScotland Susan Albury for National Museums The Goldsmiths Company Scotland Patricia Barclay The Henry Moore Foundation Mary Bownes and Michael Prudence E Carlson Heritage Lottery Fund Greaves David L Kerr – Young Roots Sir Robert Clerk James B Luke The Hope Scott Trust Neil and Katie Clyne William C MacLeod The Hugh Fraser Foundation The Late Agnes J Cruickshank The Negaunee Foundation Jean and Roger Miller's Charitable Trust Sir Tom and Lady Farmer Terry Sheridan The MacRobert Trust Sir Angus and Lady Grossart Andrew Shewan The Margaret Murdoch Dowager Duchess of Hamilton Jane Trevarthen-Traub Charitable Trust Christine Lessels K T Wiedemann Foundation The Morton Charitable Trust Lynda Logan NFU Scotland Donald and Louise MacDonald Nancie Massey Charitable Trust Iain and Andrea Mackay National Museums Scotland Murdoch McKillop Charitable Trust The Late Robert Ian Murray Paul Mellon Centre for Anne and Matthew Richards Studies in British Art June G Rutterford Players of People's William Samuel Postcode Lottery Walter Grant Scott Robert O Curle Charitable Trust George and Moira Stewart The Robertson Trust The Ross Girls Charitable Trust The Ronald Miller Foundation Royal Society of Biology Patrons Sir Hamish and Lady Macleod Alan and Karen Aitchison Chris and Gill Masters Geoffrey and Mary Ball Alexander and Elizabeth McCall Smith Patricia Barclay Miller and Anne McLean Malcolm Bowie Angus McLeod and Jennifer, Marchioness of Bute Campbell Armour Corinne Cervetti and Adam Malcolm McLeod Fowler James and Iris Miller Lord and Lady Cameron of Lochbroom Keith and Lee Miller Douglas and Marjorie Connell Sir Ronald and Lady Miller Susan Cowell Derek and Maureen Moss Colin Dempster and Malcolm and Muriel Murray Deborah Thomson Tom and Susan Murray Janice Dickson Nicola Pickavance Sir David and Lady Edward Sir William and Lady Purves Sir Gerald and Lady Elliot Ian Rankin and Miranda Harvey Nick Felisiak Roger A Lindsay of Craighall Mr Justice Angus Foster Shirley Richardson and Dr Fiona Foster Paul Roberts and Stephanie Sir Charles and Lady Fraser Donaldson James and Amanda Garden The Earl and Countess Gavin and Kate Gemmell of Rosebery Lord and Lady Gordon Colin and Hilary Ross of Strathblane Ian and Fiona Russell Ronald and Mirren Graham June Rutterford Lady Grant Barry and Helen Sealey Alexander Gray Andrew and Alison Shepherd Kenny and Julia Greig Alan and Frances Steel Donald M Hardie Ian and Flora Sword J Douglas Home Nick and Katherine Thomas Lord and Lady Hope Ian Tudhope and Lindy of Craighead Patterson Flora Hunter Dr Mark Urquhart Alan Johnston Max Ward and Lady Barrie and Janey Lambie Sarah Ward Brian and Tari Lang Elizabeth G Whitelaw Robert and Shona Lightbody Graham Whyte and Sarah Whitley Roger Lindsay of Craighall Lord and Lady Wilson of Tillyorn Duncan and Ellie MacKinnon Colin and Helen Weddell Simon and Catriona Mackintosh Eilidh Wiseman Fenella Maclean Bill Zachs and Martin Adam We also thank the many Board of Trustees Directors of The American Foundation for National people who have provided Bruce Minto OBE, Chairman Museums Scotland guidance, expertise and their Professor Christopher Breward Christopher Gow time in support of the work of Dr Isabel F Bruce OBE Lynda Logan National Museums Scotland Gordon Drummond A J C Smith Chris Fletcher Frederick B Whittemore Dr Anna Gregor CBE Andrew Holmes Science and Technology Dr Brian Lang CBE Advisory Panel Lynda Logan Professor Mary Bownes OBE Dr Catriona McDonald Dr Simon Gage OBE Miller McLean Chris van der Kuyl Professor Walter Nimmo CBE Professor Jon Oberlander James Troughton Heather Reid Eilidh Wiseman Dr Ian Ritchie Professor Sir John Savill National Museums Scotland Enterprises Board Professor Wilson Sibbett Professor Graham Wren Gordon Drummond, Chairman Bruce Minto OBE We would like to record our Dr Gordon Rintoul CBE special thanks to the Trustees David Spilsbury of the National Museums Charitable Trust for their Stephen Whitelaw ongoing support of our work. Julie Wilson James Ferguson Chairman Development Board Dr Isabel Bruce OBE Malcolm Offord Chairman The Hon Mrs Kathleen Dalyell of The Binns Colin Dempster Lady Elizabeth Edward Michael Laing Jo Elliot Lynda Logan Bruce Minto OBE Bruce Minto OBE Martin Sinclair Professor Walter Nimmo CBE Leith Robertson Lady Shona Stewart Eric Young

Traditional rural skills If you would like to know more about ways to get involved are demonstrated at the and support our work, please contact our Development team Ruth Armstrong Country Fair at the National on: 0131 247 4095 or [email protected] Museum of Rural Life. ©

The new Science and Technology galleries at the National Museum of Scotland. Cover image: Accelerating cavity from the CERN Large Electron Positron Collider, in the Enquire gallery.

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