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Review: Science and Technology galleries at the National Museum of Scotland

March 22, 2017 | Media and Technology, Exhibitions
n July 2016 the much-anticipated new Science and Technology galleries opened at the National Museum of Scotland (NMS) in Edinburgh. In this latest offering from the Museum, as part of its ongoing masterplan for redevelopment, visitors are treated to three floors of science and technology, in many cases shown through the lens of Scottish contributions to the field. This local focus provides an additional layer of interest and gives the galleries an edge that this collection is uniquely placed to achieve. Located at the opposite side of the Museum to the Natural World galleries, which opened in 2011, the same attention to modern relevance and simplicity of section grouping has been applied to the science, technology and medicine collections. This makes for an experience that is appealing for a broad range of visitors, regardless of their original motivation for visiting the Museum. Some may have come for the Natural History or Scottish History galleries, but then visited the Science and Technology galleries.

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  • Jane Desborough
    Author
    Science Museum, London
  • Citation

    ISSN : 2054-5770
    DOI : 10.15180/170712
    Publication Name: Science Museum Group Journal
    Volume: 7
    Discipline: General STEM
    Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Comics, Books, and Newspapers | Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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