National Museums of Scotland
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'''National Museums Scotland''' is the family of several [[national museum]]s in [[Scotland]].
==List of national museums==
* 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 [[Scottish history|history]] and [[Scottish people|people]] of Scotland
** The [[Royal Museum]] - a general museum encompassing global geology, archaeology, natural history, science, technology and art
* The [[National Museum of Costume]], at Shambellie House, [[New Abbey]], [[Dumfries and Galloway]]
* 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==
The main storage building at the '''National Museums Collection Centre''', at [[Granton, Edinburgh|Granton]] in [[Edinburgh]], opened in 1996. It is not currently open to the public because a new reception and conservation building is under construction. A new storage building is planned to house the textile and costume collections in one location. This will include the recently acquired [[Jean Muir]] Collection of 20th century costume and accessories.
The Museum of Piping is located in the [[National Piping Centre]] in [[Glasgow]], and displays the piping collections of National Museums Scotland.
==Trustees==
'''National Museums Scotland''' is Scotland's national museum service, governed by a board of [[trustee]]s. It is a [[Scottish public bodies|non-departmental public body]], funded by the [[Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate]] of the [[Scottish Government]].
It cares for many of [[Museums in Scotland|Scotland's museum collections]] of national and international importance (listed above), and provides advice and expertise to other museums across the country.
==See also==
* [[Museums in Scotland]]
* [[Scottish Sports Hall of Fame]]
* [[Scottish Publishers Association]]
==External links==
* [http://www.nms.ac.uk/ National Museums Scotland]
* [http://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/ The National Piping Centre]
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