National Museums of Scotland 1185655 201555451 2008-03-28T12:01:39Z 75.69.30.60 '''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] {{Scottish Museums and Art Galleries}} {{Scottish Executive NDPBs}} [[Category:Lists of museums|Scotland]] [[Category:National Museums of Scotland| ]] [[Category:Scottish public bodies]] [[Category:Scottish Executive Education Department]] [[Category:Natural history museums]] {{Scotland-org-stub}} {{UK-museum-stub}}