The National Museum of Scotland said the fossil of the pterosaur, more popularly known as pterodactyls, is the largest of its kind ever discovered from the Jurassic period. The reptile had an ...

Suzy Pope If Edinburgh Castle and Holyroodhouse Palace don't quench your thirst for some Scottish history, take a trip to the National Museum of Scotland. The museum houses a collection of tens of ...

Here in Edinburgh, in the basement of the National Museum of Scotland, there is an ancient relic which encapsulates Scotland’s age-old internationalism, and the modern internationalism of this ...

Among 12 million objects and specimens in the collection of National Museums Scotland (NMS), its director Gordon Rintoul names a massive wooden feast bowl from the Cook Islands as a favourite.

National Museums Scotland Qurna gold jewellery: The “Qurna queen” was buried with elite grave goods including “eggshell-thin ceramics from Sudan” and “an incredible array of gold ...

Geoff Belknap, keeper of science and technology at National Museums Scotland, added: “It’s great to welcome Game On back to the National Museum of Scotland. “As someone in charge of Scotland ...

The National Museum of Scotland agreed last year to return the pole, which has been on display in the Edinburgh building since 1930. The museum's boss said the decision was down to the ...

One of the most significant hoards ever found in Scotland has been saved for the nation, having been acquired by National Museums Scotland. The Bronze Age Peebles Hoard was discovered in the ...

National Museum of Scotland staff are in a long-running dispute over pay Staff at the National Museum of Scotland have walked out in a dispute over pay which will be followed by an all-day strike ...

A new artwork drawing attention to the issue of plastic being dumped into the oceans will be unveiled at the National Museum of Scotland next month. From climate warriors to Constable at his darkest, ...