Formed 1 October 1985 Headquarters Edinburgh Jurisdiction Scotland | Founded 1 October 1985 Number of employees 401 | |
Preceding agencies National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland
Royal Scottish Museum Minister responsible Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs Non Departmental Public Body executives Bruce Minto OBE,, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Dr Gordon Rintoul CBE,, Director of National Museums Scotland Child agencies National Museum of Scotland
National Museum of Flight
National Museum of Rural Life
National War Museum Similar National Museum of Scotland, National Museum of Costume, National War Museum, National Museum of Flight, Scottish National Gallery Profiles |
National museums scotland in numbers
National Museums Scotland (NMS) (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh-tasgaidh NĂ iseanta na h-Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. It runs the national museums of Scotland.
Contents
- National museums scotland in numbers
- List of national museums
- Other collections
- Trustees
- Notable items in the national collections
- References
NMS is one of the country's National Collections, and holds internationally important collections of natural sciences, decorative arts, world cultures, science and technology, and Scottish history and archaeology.
List of national museums
Other collections
The main storage building at the National Museums Collection Centre, at Granton in Edinburgh, opened in 1996. It is not currently open to the public. A new storage building has been constructed, which houses the textile and costume collections, including the Jean Muir Collection of 20th century costume and accessories.
The National Museum of Costume was located at Shambellie House, in New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. In January 2013, National Museums Scotland announced that the National Museum of Costume was to close and the site would not reopen for 2013.
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 trustees. It is a non-departmental public body, funded by the Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate of the Scottish Government.
Notable items in the national collections
The official website lists the following exhibits as being the highlights of its collections: