National Museum of Scotland news

Visitor numbers to UK attractions grew by 8.7 per cent in 2018, according to the latest figures from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). ... More

UK Sport reveals plans to relax 'no compromise' approach, Sensory Alliance launches to help get people with impairments more active, professor Sally Davies to give ... More

The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh has completed the final phase of an £80m (US$103.5m, €91.3m) transformation, leading to what it says is the ... More

Museums Galleries Scotland has launched an initiative looking to address the lack of accessible entry routes into museum jobs for non-university graduates. The scheme will ... More

Despite a decline in visitor numbers, London’s British Museum is still the UK’s most visited attraction, but Scotland reigns supreme, with the country outperforming the ... More

Visitor numbers to Scottish attractions rose “dramatically” in 2017, with an overall total of 30 million visits being made to leading museums, theme parks and ... More

The winners of this year’s Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence have been announced, with shortlisted projects celebrated and recognised across the museums, galleries, heritage ... More

Employees of the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh are challenging bosses who say they are not to sit down on their shifts. While most ... More

The flagship Scottish Design Galleries within the Kengo Kuma’s new Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum of Design in Dundee will be designed by ZMMA, an ... More

The National Museum of Scotland has said that 10 new galleries are to be opened on 8 July, signalling completion of the latest phase of ... More

Gareth Hoskins, one of leisure architecture’s brightest stars, has died at the age of 48 following a heart attack. The founder and MD of Glasgow-based ... More

Hoskins Architects will design a new Rosewood hotel at Edinburgh's former Royal High School, a historic landmark building on Calton Hill in the centre of ... More

Edinburgh’s imposing Royal High School could be transformed into a multi-million pound arts hotel under new plans outlined by developers. Proposals from Duddingston House Properties ... More

The National Galleries of Scotland has announced that Gareth Hoskins Architects (GHA) has been appointed to oversee a major redevelopment project at the Scottish National ... More

Construction work on the final phases of a £80m ($134m, €97m) renovation project at the National Museum of Scotland will begin this summer. A total ... More

Major tourist attractions in Scotland are failing to cater to the deaf, according to a charity. Action on Hearing Loss Scotland (AHLS) – formerly the ... More

Attractions in Liverpool and Scotland have experienced noticeable increases in popularity, according to figures released by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) which detail ... More

British Art & Design was hugely popular, with Grayson Perry: The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman helping the British Museum remain the most popular visitor ... More

Lothian and Borders Police have launched a fraud investigation into National Museums of Scotland after more than £80,000 of the institution's money has gone missing, ... More

The National Museum of Scotland has developed a new mobile app with Pocket-Proof. The Museum Explorer iTunes app for iPods and iPhones challenges visitors to ... More

Edinburgh's National Museum of Scotland is set to create eight new galleries after securing initial support towards a £4.85m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund ... More

Image: Olympic Stadium, London - one of the winners National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh and the Olympic Stadium in London are among this year's ... More

The National Museum of Scotland has attracted a record-breaking 2 million visitors in the 10 months since its reopening last year. The museum completed a ... More

Touchstones Rochdale is delighted to be one of the five museums which have made major new acquisitions for their collections through the £75,000 Art Fund ... More