Anna Groundwater, a curator at National Museums Scotland, talked about the particular appeal of pieces related to Mary, Queen of Scots. Jewels dating to the Scottish Renaissance can help convey ...
In 2023, a metal detectorist in Scotland found a small silver penny decorated with royal imagery. National Museums Scotland (NMS) has now acquired the 900-year-old artifact, which is the earliest ...
Archaeologists pieced together an “ancient jigsaw puzzle” of more than 100 artifacts and reconstructed a Roman piece of armor in Scotland, according to the National Museums of Scotland. Photo (c) ...
Ten years ago, a Viking-era artifact was unearthed in Scotland. Now, it’s far-flung origins have been revealed, museum officials said. Photo from National Museums of Scotland In 2014, metal ...
The streets of Scotland’s capital are magical for kids, with national museums to explore, extinct volcanoes to climb and the looming spectre of Edinburgh Castle to fire the imagination. At Christmas, ...
A Scottish national treasure once owned by Mary, Queen of Scots, has been bought for £1.8m. The silver casket has been secured by National Museums Scotland, external for the nation. The casket, which ...
insider.si.edu: The wealth of a nation in the National Museums of Scotland / edited by Jenni Calder
The wealth of a nation in the National Museums of Scotland / edited by Jenni Calder
The New York Times: In Scotland, Jewelry Can Sweep You Back Into the Past
Artnet: See the Rare Neolithic and Viking Treasures Returning to Scotland for Display
On the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, peat—that spongy stuff found in bogs and made of partly decomposed vegetation and organic matter—has long been a vital resource for heating, cooking, ...