See if you can generate enough electricity to power up the lights! 6. Giant energy wheelĪs if walking around ten new galleries wasn’t enough exercise, you can work up a sweat in the Energise gallery on our giant energy wheel. Now, for the first time in almost a century, you’ll be able to see the reconstructed oak panelling which once lined the lavish Palace drawing room and admire the portraits of the 8th and 10th Dukes of Hamilton – reunited after all these years. Hamilton Palace was one of the grandest houses ever built in Scotland but was lost forever when it was demolished in the 1920s. You can put the pedal to the metal and almost feel the G force in the racing simulator, built into the cockpit of a real F1 car. The sight of three Formula 1 cars, driven by some of Scotland’s most successful racing drivers, may induce a hankering for speed. We can only guess what Paco’s Ma would have thought of it! 3. This iconic design, which pushed the boundaries of what was considered wearable at the time, came to define Rabanne’s signature approach. Armour-plated tunic by Paco RabanneĪnything seemed possible in 1967, with frontiers opening up in music, fashion and of course space travel. Dolly became a pioneer of science as the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell in 1996 and is one of the stars of the new Explore gallery. Possibly the most famous sheep in the world, Dolly has had a shampoo and a blow-dry and is back in the limelight.
There are thousands of things to see, so to help you plan your big day out in the museum take a look at our essential viewing and doing list: 1.
On 8 July, the National Museum of Scotland opens the doors to ten fabulous new galleries of art, design, fashion, science and technology.