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The
Royal Museum is a
museum on
Chambers Street, in
Edinburgh,
Scotland. It is now known as the National Museum of Scotland and has been since 2007. It is part of the
National Museums of Scotland, adjacent to the
Museum of Scotland. Admission, other than for special temporary exhibitions, is free. The Royal Museum and the linked Museum of Scotland are collectively known as the National Museum of Scotland.
Collections
The museum contains artifacts from around the world, encompassing
geology,
archeology,
natural history,
science,
technology and
art. One of the more notable exhibits is
Dolly the sheep, the first successful clone of a mammal from an adult cell. Other highlights include
Ancient Egyptian exhibitions, one of
Elton John's extravagant suits, a suspended
whale skeleton and the
Millennium clock. The wing which contains the aforementioned whale skeleton is temporarily closed for renovation, and will reopen in 2011.
Temporary Collections
The museum currently has an exhibit on Picasso ("Fired With Passion") for which an extra fee is charged. Another temporary gallery is the Ivy Wu gallery with exhibits of art and script for
Japan,
China and
Korea which has been open from 2006 and will close in 2008.
History and architecture
Construction was started in
1861 and proceeded in phases, with some sections opening before others had even begun construction. The original extent of the building was completed in
1888. It was designed by
Captain Francis Fowke of the
Royal Engineers, who is also responsible for the
Royal Albert Hall. The exterior, designed in a
Venetian Renaissance style, contrasts sharply with the light flooded main hall, inspired by
The Crystal Palace.
Initially, much of its collection came from the Museum of
Edinburgh University; there's even a bridge connecting the museum to the University's Old College building. The students saw the collection as their own, and
curators would often find the exhibits rearranged or even missing. The final straw came in the 1870s, when students who were holding a party found that the museum was also holding a reception for local dignitaries, and had stored refreshments in the bridge. When the museum found the refreshments missing, the bridge was bricked up the next day, as it has remained since.
Numerous extensions to the back have extended the museum greatly since then. In
1998 the
Museum of Scotland opened, which is linked internally to the Royal Museum.
Footnotes
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