The Museum of Scotland gives you a vivid glimpse of the culture, history and people of Scotland. The Museum of Scotland and the Royal Museum together combine to form the National Museum of Scotland. Located in central Edinburgh, the Museum of Scotland was founded in the year 1998. A visit to the Museum of Scotland means an enriching journey into the past. While some of the exhibits are only a few decades old, there are some relics that date back to millions of years.
Some of the distinguished treasures in the Museum of Scotland are as follows:
- Rare paintings and art works by Margaret MacDonald
- Sculptured pieces by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi
- Prehistoric jewelery
- Sculptures by Andy Goldsworthy
- 10 of the Lewis chessmen (the remaining chessmen are displayed in the British Museum)
- The historic Scottish Flag and Union Flag raised during the Battle of Culloden by the Jacobite and the Hanovarians.
- The Monymusk Reliquary
Some of the galleries in Museum of Scotland that attract thousands of visitors every year are as follows:
- Picasso, Fired With Passion: This gallery gives the views glimpses of the life of the great artist during the period from 1947 to 1961. Apart from Picasso's paintings, metalwork, ceramics and lithography works, the gallery also displays the artist's personal mementos, photographs of Picasso's family life and pictures of his friends like Georges Braque and Roland Penrose. This gallery not only brings us close to the artistic works of Picasso, but also helps us to understand the artist as a human being.
- Fabric of a Nation: This gallery is dedicated to the material of which Scottish national dress, the kilt is made- the tartan. A visit to this section will help one know about its history, the traditions associated with tartan and the place of tartan in contemporary world of fashion.
Three other popular galleries in the Museum of Scotland are as follows:
- Weaving Words: The Art of Anna S King
- Commando Country
- Fonn 's Duthchas: Land and Legacy
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