Edinburgh Museums

The museum is described as “The noisiest museum in the world” and a favourite with adults and children alike. It is a treasure house crammed of past and present objects of childhood. The first museum in specialised in childhood history.

The Museum of Childhood opened in 1955. There are toys and games from many parts of the world ranging from dolls and teddy bears to train sets and tricycles. You can listen to the children chanting multiplication in the 1930s, appreciate the street games of Edinburgh children of the 1950s and find out how children have been brought up, dressed and educated in decades gone by.

Formerly known as Huntly House, the Museum of Edinburgh illustrates the city history until present day. Among the varied and rich collections on display you can see the feeding bowl and collar belonging to Greyfriars Bobby, the little Skye terrier whose loyalty to his deceased master touches the hearts of mid 19th century; the national Covenant a great petition for religious freedom signed by Scotland’s Presbyterians in 1638; the spectacular collections of Edinburgh glass, Edinburgh silver and Scottish pottery; the Edinburgh new town original plans drawn by architect James Craig.

The Royal Museum of Scotland specialises in geology, archaeology, natural history, science, technology and art. The museum holds particular interest to those fascinated by genetics, as it is the home of sheep “Dolly”, the first mammal clone in the world.

The National War Museum of Scotland explores Scottish experience of war and military service over the last 400 years. The lives of many thousands of Scots have been dominated by the experience of war - the objects in the museum, and the individuals and events to which they relate, make this very clear. The museum also reveals the extent to which war and military service have influenced Scotland's history, its sense of its own identity and its reputation abroad.

It is situated in the historic Newhaven Fishmarket and overlooks Newhaven Harbour. The Newhaven Heritage museum traces the traditions and costumes of this maritime community from the beginning as the naval dockyard that built the “Great Michael” the mightiest ship of its time.

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