The museum houses notable pieces, including:.

• - A Union flag and Scottish flag carried by the Hanoverians and Jacobites respectively during the Battle of Culloden;.

• - Sculptures by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi in bronze, housing relevant pieces of prehistoric and protohistoric jewelry;

• - The Monymusk reliquary, a mid-century piece;.

• - Eleven of the chess pieces from the Isle of Lewis (the rest of the pieces, totaling more than 80, are in the British Museum);[7]​.

• - Paintings by Margaret MacDonald&action=edit&redlink=1 "Margaret MacDonald (artist) (not yet written)"), former Scottish artist of the Glasgow school;.

• - Sculptures by Andy Goldsworthy, inspired by the work of Scottish geologist James Hutton, Edinburgh father of modern Geology;.

• - Pieces extracted in the excavation of the Skara Brae site, in the Orkney Islands;.

• - Pictish stones, between the Roman occupation and the 19th century.

Royal Museum Building

Construction began in 1861 and continued in various phases, with some sections open to the public before others even began construction. The original building site was completed in 1888 and was designed by civil engineer Francis Fowke of the Royal Engineers, who was also responsible for the Royal Albert Hall. The exterior, made in the Venetian Renaissance style, contrasts sharply with the highly illuminated Great Gallery, inspired by the disappeared Crystal Palace.[8]​.

The numerous extensions to the rear of the building have greatly increased its surface area, especially during the 1930s. In 1998 the Museum of Scotland was opened, which was internally united with the Royal Museum building. The major refurbishment was completed in 2011 by Gareth Hoskins Architects, who used former warehouse rooms to create a 1,400 square meter vaulted lobby at street level, so the pavement had to be lowered by around 1.2 metres. Despite being a protected building, the addition of elevators and stairs was possible.[1]​.

Museum of Scotland building

The design of the building is the work of the architectural firm Benson & Forsyth") of London and the structural engineering was carried out by Anthony Hunt Associates.

The architectural design of the building was controversial from the beginning, and Prince Charles resigned as patron of the museum, in protest at the lack of consultation over its design.[9] Initially conceived as an extension to the adjacent Victorian museum, the Royal Museum. Over time it became a museum in itself, although the two are united internally, both on the main floor and on several of the upper levels, giving continuity to both.

The museum is made up of geometric shapes, typical shapes of the architect Le Corbusier, but also has numerous references to Scotland, such as brochs "Broch (architecture)") and crenellations, defensive architecture. It is clad in golden Moray sandstone ("Moray (Scotland)"), which one of its architects, Gordon Benson, has called "the oldest exhibit in the building", a reference to Scottish geology. The building was nominated for the Stirling Prize in 1999.[10]​.

• - Interior of the museum. First floor view from the fifth.

• - The roof terrace houses works by Andy Goldsworthy.

• - Interior of the museum. Ground floor.

• - Monymusk reliquary, which dates from ca. 750.

• - Sculpture with whale bones by Andy Goldworthy on the ground floor of the museum.

• - Bronze sculpture by Paolozzi on the ground floor of the museum.

• - Chess from the Isle of Lewis, pieces exhibited in the museum's permanent collection.

• - Interactive activities for children. Robot.

• - Silicon ingot in the technology collection.

• - Hairy trout.

• - This work contains a full translation derived from «Museum of Scotland» of Wikipedia in English, specifically from this version, published by its editors under the GNU Free Documentation License and the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

• - Official website of the Scottish National Museums (in English). Accessed August 10, 2010.

• - Review of the building (in English) by Hugh Pearman").

The museum houses notable pieces, including:.

• - A Union flag and Scottish flag carried by the Hanoverians and Jacobites respectively during the Battle of Culloden;.

• - Sculptures by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi in bronze, housing relevant pieces of prehistoric and protohistoric jewelry;

• - The Monymusk reliquary, a mid-century piece;.

• - Eleven of the chess pieces from the Isle of Lewis (the rest of the pieces, totaling more than 80, are in the British Museum);[7]​.

• - Paintings by Margaret MacDonald&action=edit&redlink=1 "Margaret MacDonald (artist) (not yet written)"), former Scottish artist of the Glasgow school;.

• - Sculptures by Andy Goldsworthy, inspired by the work of Scottish geologist James Hutton, Edinburgh father of modern Geology;.

• - Pieces extracted in the excavation of the Skara Brae site, in the Orkney Islands;.

• - Pictish stones, between the Roman occupation and the 19th century.

Royal Museum Building

Construction began in 1861 and continued in various phases, with some sections open to the public before others even began construction. The original building site was completed in 1888 and was designed by civil engineer Francis Fowke of the Royal Engineers, who was also responsible for the Royal Albert Hall. The exterior, made in the Venetian Renaissance style, contrasts sharply with the highly illuminated Great Gallery, inspired by the disappeared Crystal Palace.[8]​.

The numerous extensions to the rear of the building have greatly increased its surface area, especially during the 1930s. In 1998 the Museum of Scotland was opened, which was internally united with the Royal Museum building. The major refurbishment was completed in 2011 by Gareth Hoskins Architects, who used former warehouse rooms to create a 1,400 square meter vaulted lobby at street level, so the pavement had to be lowered by around 1.2 metres. Despite being a protected building, the addition of elevators and stairs was possible.[1]​.

Museum of Scotland building

The design of the building is the work of the architectural firm Benson & Forsyth") of London and the structural engineering was carried out by Anthony Hunt Associates.

The architectural design of the building was controversial from the beginning, and Prince Charles resigned as patron of the museum, in protest at the lack of consultation over its design.[9] Initially conceived as an extension to the adjacent Victorian museum, the Royal Museum. Over time it became a museum in itself, although the two are united internally, both on the main floor and on several of the upper levels, giving continuity to both.

The museum is made up of geometric shapes, typical shapes of the architect Le Corbusier, but also has numerous references to Scotland, such as brochs "Broch (architecture)") and crenellations, defensive architecture. It is clad in golden Moray sandstone ("Moray (Scotland)"), which one of its architects, Gordon Benson, has called "the oldest exhibit in the building", a reference to Scottish geology. The building was nominated for the Stirling Prize in 1999.[10]​.

• - Interior of the museum. First floor view from the fifth.

• - The roof terrace houses works by Andy Goldsworthy.

• - Interior of the museum. Ground floor.

• - Monymusk reliquary, which dates from ca. 750.

• - Sculpture with whale bones by Andy Goldworthy on the ground floor of the museum.

• - Bronze sculpture by Paolozzi on the ground floor of the museum.

• - Chess from the Isle of Lewis, pieces exhibited in the museum's permanent collection.

• - Interactive activities for children. Robot.

• - Silicon ingot in the technology collection.

• - Hairy trout.

• - This work contains a full translation derived from «Museum of Scotland» of Wikipedia in English, specifically from this version, published by its editors under the GNU Free Documentation License and the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

• - Official website of the Scottish National Museums (in English). Accessed August 10, 2010.

• - Review of the building (in English) by Hugh Pearman").