Museums, galleries & exhibitions in Edinburgh & The Lothians
Edinburgh’s museums, galleries & exhibitions showcase a vast number of fascinating artefacts. Don’t miss popular attractions such as the National Museum of Scotland, Our Dynamic Earth and the National Gallery of Scotland.
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The Edinburgh Dungeon
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Exhibitions
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (131) 240 1001Exciting, scary and fun – delve into Scotland’s bloody history at the Edinburgh Dungeon. Experience live actors, dark history, thrilling rides and special effects… are you brave enough to face 80 minutes of Scotland’s most dramatic past?
Scottish Storytelling Centre - John Knox House
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Exhibitions
Gradings
- 4 Visitor Attraction
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44(131)5569579The Scottish Storytelling Centre and John Knox House is the new home of Scotland's stories on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.
Scotch Whisky Experience - Visitor Attraction75
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Exhibitions
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- 5 Visitor Attraction
Edinburgh
Telephone:
0131 220 0441Experience Scotch Whisky - Take a barrel ride as you actually become part of the whisky making process. Journey through gently swaying fields of barley and on to the warmth of the Malt Kiln with its lingering smell of burning peat.
National Library Of Scotland
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Museums
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (131) 6233700Scotland’s premier research library stages major exhibitions in summer and winter and showcases a selection of treasures throughout the year from the 15 million items it holds. Entry is free. It also runs a year round events programme, workshops and
Myreton Motor Museum
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Museums
Longniddry
Telephone:
+44 (1875) 870288A fascinating trip down memory lane not just for car lovers !
Prestongrange Museum
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Museums
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- 3 Visitor Attraction
Prestonpans
Telephone:
+44 (131) 6532904Prestongrange is on the site of a former colliery. It tells the story - past and present - of local industries and the people who worked in them.
Clan Tartan Centre - Leith Mills
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Exhibitions
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- 3 Tourist Shop
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (131) 5535161Only 5 minutes from the Royal Yacht Britannia, you will find a world of truly Scottish style.
The Linlithgow Story
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Exhibitions
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- 3 Museum
Linlithgow
Telephone:
+44 (1506) 670677The Linlithgow Story tells of the town's connection with the Stewart dynasty and the lives and occupations of its ordinary people, using artefacts supplemented by video and audio presentations.
The Writers Museum And Makars Court
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Museums
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- 3 Museum
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (131) 5294901Dedicated to the lives and work of Scotland's great literary figures, in particular Robert Burns (1759-1796); Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832); and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894).
National Mining Museum Scotland
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Museums
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- 5 Visitor Attraction
Newtongrange
Telephone:
+44 (131) 6637519Marvel at the sheer size of the National Mining Museum, be astounded by the engineering brilliance behind all the machinery and retrace the footsteps and struggles of the thousands of miners and their families before you.
The Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art
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Galleries
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- 4 Visitor Attraction
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (131) 6246200Home to Scotland’s outstanding national collection of modern and contemporary art, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art comprises two buildings, Modern One and Modern Two.
Almond Valley Heritage Centre
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Museums
Gradings
- 4 Visitor Attraction
Livingston
Telephone:
+44 (1506) 414957Friendly farm animals, play areas, green spaces and an innovative museum packed full of things to prod, sniff, shake and discover.
Museum Collections Centre
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Museums
The People's Story
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Museums
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- 3 Museum
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (0)131 529 4057Housed in the late 16th century Canongate Tolbooth opposite Huntly House, ' The People's Story ' is a museum with a difference.
MatrNational Museum Of Scotland
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Museums
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- 5 Museum
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (300) 123 6789The new National Museum of Scotland is now open!
We've invested more than £47 million to create one of the UK's best days out.
ScotlandsPeople Family History Centre
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Exhibitions
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- 4 Visitor Attraction
Telephone:
+44 (131) 314 4300Research your Scottish ancestry in Scotland's largest family history centre.
The Water Of Leith Visitor Centre
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Exhibitions
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- 4 Visitor Attraction
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (131) 455 7367Experience the drama of river life and discover how to protect it at our free interactive river exhibition.
The Royal Scottish Academy Building (Royal Scottish Academy)
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Galleries
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (131) 2256671The Royal Scottish Academy is Scotland's premier organisation promoting contemporary Scottish art.
Bennie Museum
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Museums
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- 2 Museum
Bathgate
Telephone:
+44 (1506) 634944The Bennie Museum opened in 1989 as a museum of Bathgate's history and life.
Museum Of Childhood
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Museums
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- 3 Museum
Edinburgh
Telephone:
+44 (131) 5294142Described as 'the noisiest museum in the world'.
