Museums in Edinburgh
27 museums in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Most visited: Scottish National Gallery.
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27 museums with visitor guides on Mooseum
All museums in Edinburgh
Most visited first (annual visitors from Wikipedia), then the museums with audio tours and indoor maps on Mooseum.
Scottish National Gallery
1,377,710 visitors a year
A Vermeer, a Velázquez painted when the artist was still a teenager, and Henry Raeburn's skating minister gliding across Duddingston Loch all hang under one roof in the Scottish National Gallery. The...
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
457,655 visitors a year
Charles Jencks's Landform, a sweep of grassy terraces and crescent pools, greets visitors on the lawn of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. It sits in front of one of two neoclassical...
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
312,877 visitors a year
Behind its red sandstone Gothic Revival facade on Queen Street in Edinburgh, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery was the first building in the world designed specifically as a portrait gallery....
National Museum of Scotland
Discover the wonders of the National Museum of Scotland, a treasure trove of history, culture, and innovation located in the heart of Edinburgh. This iconic museum invites visitors to embark on a...
Map of museums in Edinburgh
Museums in Edinburgh: questions
- How many museums are there in Edinburgh?
- Mooseum lists 27 museums in Edinburgh.
- What are the most visited museums in Edinburgh?
- By annual visitors reported on Wikipedia: Scottish National Gallery (1,377,710), Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (457,655) and Scottish National Portrait Gallery (312,877).
Museums near Edinburgh
All museums in the United Kingdom
Museums are grouped by the nearest city to their location, using place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).