In 2019, National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, received 2,210,024 visitors, making it Scotland's most popular visitor attraction that year.
Although the United Kingdom is a sovereign country, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also widely referred to as countries. The UK Prime Minister's website has used the phrase "countries within a country" to describe the United Kingdom.
The Union Flag, or Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It is so called because it combines the crosses of the three countries united under one Sovereign - the kingdoms of England and Wales, of Scotland and of Ireland (although since 1921 only Northern Ireland has been part of the United Kingdom).
As well as the national collections of Scottish archaeological finds and medieval objects, the museum contains artefacts from around the world, encompassing geology, archaeology, natural history, science, technology, art, and world cultures.
Why Is It Called National Museum?
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The below photos were taken on 12/26/2022, a cold winter rainy day, which had forced me to stay in the museum for warmth. But, it is worth of visiting especially for its Ancient Egypt displays which the museum has a good collection of them and is not as crowded as in British Museum.
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| 40 Lilliput salt and pepper set designed by Stefano Giavannoni 41 Gianni storage jar designed by Mattia Di Rosa 42 Inka cafetiere designed by Guido Venturini |
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| Black Vessel Kondo Yutaka (1932-83) developed a type of black body ceramics. He stamped the surface of this vessel using a technique known as rouletting. |
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| Travelling service This travelling service belonged to Princess Pauline Borghese, the favorite sister of the Emperor Napoleon. |
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| Robert Burns—a Scottish poet and lyricist (see also "Star O' Rabbie Burns") |
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| Outlines of Grandeur designed by Laurance Whistler |
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