Royal Museum

Royal Museum of Scotland is on Chambers Street, Edinburgh, UK. It is part of the National Museums of Scotland, the other part being the adjacent Museum of Scotland. Both names merged with each other in 2007 to become the National Museum of Scotland.

It was designed by Francis Fowke and built from 1861-1888. [1] Archived 2021-11-23 at the Wayback Machine

Royal Museum Media

Natural Sciences department, the room opened in 1866 with natural history collections transferred from the adjacent University of Edinburgh.
Percy Pilcher's Hawk glider, restored after his fatal crash of 1899, and on display in the Royal Scottish Museum from 1909.
The Grand Gallery of the former Chambers Street Museum building on reopening day, 29 July 2011
Deskford carnyx & modern reconstruction, c. 80–200 AD
The Whitecleuch Chain; a penannular ring with Pictish symbols, dated to 400–800 AD
Hacksilver artifacts from Norrie's Law hoard, 6th century
Brooches from St Ninian's Isle Treasure, Pictish horde, mid-8th century
Chape from the St Ninian's Isle Treasure, c. 750–825 AD
The Monymusk Reliquary, 8th century
The Hunterston Brooch, c. 700 AD

References

http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=201226 Archived 2021-11-23 at the Wayback Machine

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