National Museum of Scotland

The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, was formed in 2006 with the merger of two museums. They were the new Museum of Scotland (Scottish objects, culture and history) and the Royal Museum (science and technology, natural history, and world cultures).^[1] The two buildings are next to each other and are connected. They are on Chambers Street, by the George IV Bridge. The museum is part of National Museums Scotland. Admission is free.

National Museum of Scotland
The Museum of Scotland building, part of the National Museum of Scotland
General information
Architectural style	Victorian Venetian Renaissance and modern
Town or city	Edinburgh
Country	Scotland
Construction started	1861
Completed	1866 and 1998
Inaugurated	1866
Renovated	2011
Design and construction
Architect	Benson & Forsyth
Structural engineer	Anthony Hunt Associates

As well as the national collections, the museum contains artefacts from around the world: geology, archaeology, natural history, science, technology, art, and world cultures. A Scottish invention that is a perennial favourite with school parties is The Maiden, an early form of guillotine.

In 2017, the museum received 2,165,601 visitors, Scotland's most popular visitor attraction that year.^[2]