Check resumes and CV, social media profiles, places of employment, publications, work history, public records, business records, photos and videos and skilled experts. View contact information: phones, addresses, emails and networks. The gallery film One Nation: Five Million Voices explores what it means to be Scottish – you can see an excerpt from the film here.Bonnie Krueger Found 180 people in Wisconsin, Minnesota and 37 other states From hard-won medals to a Hillman Imp car, suffragette brooches to the tent used during the Democracy for Scotland campaign, personal stories, iconic objects and film footage tell the tale of Scotland's social history, showing how the country has been shaped into a modern and diverse nation in the 21st century. The Proclaimers' song 'Letter to America' projected onto the bonnet refers to Scotland's long history of emigration.Īt the top of the Museum, Scotland: A Changing Nation traces the varied experiences of people living and working in 20th century Scotland through five major themes: war, industry, daily life, emigration and politics. Hillman Imp in the Scotland: A Changing Nation gallery. Contra Save st the mysterious superstitions surrounding the Arthur’s Seat coffins with the pioneering progress of Scottish engineering, represented by the mighty steam locomotive Ellesmere, and learn why many people chose or were forced to leave Scotland for a new life overseas. Industry and Empire, on Levels 4 and 5, explores how life in 19th century Scotland was moulded by industrial development. The romantic trappings of the doomed Jacobite story, including a silver picnic set made for Bonnie Prince Charlie, make way for the power of industry, with the gallery dominated by the mighty Newcomen atmospheric engine. On Level 3, Scotland Transformed takes us through the 18th and early 19th century, during which Scotland began to change from a predominantly rural, medieval society to an urban, modern one. Here you’ll encounter legends of Scottish history, from William Wallace and Robert the Bruce to Mary, Queen of Scots, and trace the changing face of Scotland through developments in trade and the economy, and fierce religious and political controversy. The Darien chest on Level 1 of the Scotland galleries. This gallery showcases some of our most precious objects: the tiny Monymusk reliquary, the Queen Mary harp and the famous Lewis chess pieces, probably the best-known archaeological find from Scotland. Moving up a level, Kingdom of the Scots follows Scotland from its emergence as a nation around 1100 to 1707, when the Union of the Scottish and English Parliaments created the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Instead, their missing faces are represented by abstract figures sculpted by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi. Every object displayed has some connection with a person or community, yet there is virtually no trace of these prehistoric people as individuals. Here you’ll find some of our most fascinating archaeological treasures, including the Pictish Hilton of Cadboll stone, Iron Age carnyx and gold torcs and Roman Cramond lioness.

This gallery explores how people lived from around 8000 BC to AD 1100: how they used the land’s resources, interacted with each other and made sense of the world. Next, meet the men and women of prehistory in Early People.

Wolves in the diorama in Beginnings gallery. Come face to face with iconic historic artefacts, learn how Scottish innovation has helped shape the modern world and see how the lives of everyday Scots have changed through the centuries.Įxplore the first three billion years of Scotland’s history and uncovers the origins and evolution of our landscape, flora and fauna in Beginnings, on Level -1.

The mighty vikings my bonnie