National Museums Scotland Taighean-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 Chris Breward, 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)
National Museums Scotland (NMS; Scottish Gaelic: Taighean-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.
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