National Museums of Scotland

National Museums Scotland
Taigh-tasgaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba

Non Departmental Public Body overview
Formed	1 October 1985
Preceding agencies	National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland Royal Scottish Museum
Jurisdiction	Scotland
Headquarters	Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
Employees	401
Minister responsible	Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs
Non Departmental Public Body executives	Bruce Minto OBE,, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr Gordon Rintoul CBE,, Director of National Museums Scotland
Child agencies	National Museum of Scotland National Museum of Flight National Museum of Rural Life National War Museum
Footnotes
Charity registered in Scotland (No.SC01113)

Coordinates: 55°56′49″N 3°11′20″W / 55.947°N 3.189°W / 55.947; -3.189

National Museums Scotland (NMS) (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh-tasgaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. It runs the national museums of Scotland.

NMS is one of the country's National Collections, and holds internationally important collections of natural sciences, decorative arts, world cultures, science and technology, and Scottish history and archaeology.

The main storage building at the National Museums Collection Centre, at Granton in Edinburgh, opened in 1996. It is not currently open to the public. A new storage building has been constructed, which houses the textile and costume collections, including the Jean Muir Collection of 20th century costume and accessories.

The National Museum of Costume was located at Shambellie House, in New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. In January 2013, National Museums Scotland announced that the National Museum of Costume was to close and the site would not reopen for 2013.

The Museum of Piping is located in the National Piping Centre in Glasgow, and displays the piping collections of National Museums Scotland.

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