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Introducing… the Peebles Hoard 🥁 ✨. It’s a spectacular collection of bronze, leather and wooden material dating to the Late Bronze Age (c.1000-800 BCE). Many of these objects have never been found before in Scotland. So, as you can imagine, we’re *pretty* excited
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We're back up and running! The National Museum of Scotland is open as normal. Enjoy your visit💫.
Unfortunately, due to a system outage, there is currently limited access to the National Museum of Scotland. The Grand Gallery, Balcony Cafe, The Kitchen Restaurant and shop are open, however, other parts of the museum are currently closed.
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We are sorry for any inconvenience caused and will provide an update as soon as possible.
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Unfortunately, due to a system outage, there is currently limited access to the National Museum of Scotland. The Grand Gallery, Balcony Cafe, The Kitchen Restaurant and shop are open, however, other parts of the museum are currently closed.
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Our museums will be open as usual on Saturday 25 January. We look forward to your visit 🏴.
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Due to the red weather warning, all our museums will be closed on Friday 24 January. Events scheduled for Friday 24 January are cancelled and ticketholders will be notified. We plan to reopen on Saturday 25 January as usual.
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We can’t wait to tell you more about it, but first, we have to know more about it. The hoard will soon be going into our labs for an extensive programme of conservation. Head to our website to read more about this (very exciting!) find 👇
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The Peebles Hoard is a spectacular collection of bronze, leather and wooden material. Dating to the Late Bronze Age (c.1000-800 BCE), it contains several h
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The Peebles Hoard contains many unique and unusual objects, which is great fun because it means that our curators can come up with temporary nicknames for them, like the iconic round ‘doughnuts’ 🍩
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It was discovered in June 2020 after some unusual bronze items were found by a metal detectorist in the Scottish Borders. These finds were reported to the Treasure Trove Unit, and our curators and conservators then assembled to assist with the excavation of the hoard 🪥
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RT @edinburgh: Rainy days are perfect for exploring the National Museum of Scotland. Dive into fascinating exhibits and stay cosy inside.….
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RT @yevgordon: Vacancies | National Museums Scotland. Come work with the schools team at the National Museum of Scotland! We are looking fo….
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If you're curious about our museums then you can learn more about what happens behind the scenes on one of our popular Collection Centre Tours. Book now for tours in November, February and March 👇. #ScottishMuseumsDay .
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Discover the secrets of how we store our Natural Sciences, Science and Technology, and Scottish History and Archaeology collections.Find out how these obje
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♻️ They may be a bit of a nuisance to us, but midgies are great for the ecosystem. They’re eaten by Pipistrelle bats, insectivorous birds and other insects, as well as carnivorous plants such as sundews. A tiny terror? Yes. Could we live without them? No ❤️.
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📌 We have more than 6,300 biting midges in our entomology collection. They’re so tiny that they are pinned upside down. Fun fact: in Gaelic they are called meanbh-chuileag, meaning ‘tiny fly’ 🥹.
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🪰 It’s the female midgies who do all of the biting - they feed on animals and humans (ouch) to prepare for laying their eggs. Midgie populations are high in the north and west of Scotland, where the boggy and acidic ground provides an optimal environment for breeding. Yum!.
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It's #ScottishMuseumsDay and so we'd like to share some #TinyTreasures from our collections ✨. Here's ‘The Highland Midge’ (bear with us. ). Their scientific name is ‘Culicoides impunctatus’. Or simply ‘midgie’ in Scots. 🌦️ They thrive in humid, wet and cloudy conditions 🏴
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RT @socantscot: 🎟️ MORE TICKETS ADDED! 🎟️. We've been blown away by the interest in our upcoming lecture on the textiles of the Galloway Ho….
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And if you want to know even MORE about this Viking-age treasure, head to our website ✨👇
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The Galloway Hoard is an exceptional treasure, discovered in 2014 by metal detectorists at Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire. It contains over 5kg of silver, g
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