Nursery World - Enabling Environments: museums

The new galleries at the Museum of Scotland are proving a hit with families. Claire Allan explains the main attractions

When we opened the doors to the National Museum of Scotland at the end of July after a three-year redevelopment, we in the Learning and Programmes team hoped that there would be families of all ages amongst the crowds. And we weren’t disappointed, with grandparents, parents, teenagers and overexcited toddlers flocking in. So, what’s on offer?

As expected, our revamped Natural World galleries remain a key destination for families, even without the lure of our new Tyrannosaurus rex cast skeleton, but we have also opened six new World Cultures galleries. Many of the objects in these new galleries had not been on display before, and we knew from speaking with family visitors early in the project that they felt less confident about this area of our collections. So, we decided to develop a gallery dedicated to families with children under eight, an inspiring space for them to actively engage with our World Cultures and Art and Design collections, as a starting point for exploring the other new displays.

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