What's on in Edinburgh
Lewis chess pieces on display at the National Museum of Scotland

National Museum of Scotland · Old Town

Scottish History and Archaeology galleries

Now showingPermanent collection·Free

Scotland from prehistory to today, including the Kingdom of the Scots gallery and the Lewis chess pieces, carved from walrus ivory in the 12th century.

Exhibition website

Also at National Museum of Scotland

On now nearby

Blood and Guts walking tour artwork, Surgeons' Hall Museums

Blood and Guts: The Twists and Turns of Edinburgh's Medical History

Surgeons' Hall Museums

Elizabeth Blackadder: A Life in Colour at Dovecot Studios

Elizabeth Blackadder: A Life in Colour

Dovecot Studios

Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop at Dovecot Studios

Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop

Dovecot Studios

All exhibitions in Edinburgh this month Coming up in November

Nearby

Talbot Rice Gallery entrance at Old College, University of Edinburgh

Talbot Rice Gallery

ArtFree2 min walk
The neoclassical facade of Surgeons' Hall on Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, designed by William Henry Playfair

Surgeons' Hall Museums

Architecture4 min walk
Exterior of Dovecot Studios in the former Infirmary Street Baths, Edinburgh

Dovecot Studios

DesignFree4 min walk
Lady Stair's House, the 17th-century townhouse on Lady Stair's Close that houses The Writers' Museum, Edinburgh

The Writers' Museum

Local HistoryFree5 min walk

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