Royal museum of Scotland

The royal Musée of Scotland ( Royal Museum ) is located on Chambers Street , with Edinburgh in Scotland. It belongs to the national museums of Scotland, and its entry is free.

Collections

The museum contains objects worked in the whole world, relating to the Géologie, the Archéologie, the Natural history, the Science, the Technologie and the Art. One of the most remarkable objects is the ewe Dolly, the first successful clone of a mammal starting from an adult cell. The other windows of interest of the museum relate to the Histoire of ancient Egypt, one of the extravagant costumes of Elton John, the suspended skeleton of Baleine and the clock of the Millénium. The wing which contains the skeleton of whale mentioned above is temporarily closed for restoration, and will reopen in 2007.

History and architecture

Construction was started in 1861 and proceeded in several phases, with some sections opening before others even started to be built. Construction was completed in 1888. The building was designed by the captain Francis Fowke of the Body of the royal engineers, which also built the Royal Albert Hall. Outside, of inspiration Venisienne of the Rebirth, contrasts strongly with the flooded principal hall of light, inspired close Hook De luxe hotel. At the beginning, most of its collections came from the museum from the Université from Edinburgh; there is even a bridge connecting the museum to the old buildings of the university. The students regard the collections as their, and the conservative would often find the objects exposed modified or even lacks. The " bouquet" place in the years 1870 had, when the students who made a festival noted that the museum also gave a reception for the notable ones of the city, and had stored coolings on the bridge. When the museum realized that the drinks missed, the bridge was walled dice the following day and remained since.

Many extensions in the back of the museum considerably since then prolonged it. In 1998, took place the inauguration of the Musée of Scotland, which is connected internally to the royal museum.

See too

Official site (in English)

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