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A day in the life of a volunteer

Read Part 1 of John’s experience volunteering behind-the-scenes at National Museums Collection Centre.

• By John Hutchinson
• 7th January 2014

Scotland Creates: The official Edinburgh exhibition opening

Our Scotland Creates volunteers launched three animated films presenting objects from our Science and Technology collection in a new and…

• By Sam Fairbairn
• 4th December 2013

Scotland Creates: a visit to the birthplace of Dolly the sheep

• By Karyn McGhee
• 21st November 2013

Work experience with World Cultures

• By Kitty McMurdo-Schad
• 6th November 2013

A day at the seaside: Beachcombing with East Linton School

• By Sankurie Pye
• 29th October 2013

Corrosion to metal: New methods of conserving Second World War ammunition

• By Lisa Barter
• 23rd October 2013

Close-up and personal with dinosaurs, meerkats and more…

• By Alyson Orme
• 11th October 2013

Shaking off the mud: Leaving Clarkly Hill

• By Dr Fraser Hunter
• 3rd October 2013

Conserving a Japanese hanging scroll

• By Rosina Buckland
• 1st October 2013

News from the trenches: Digging Clarkly Hill

• By Dr Fraser Hunter
• 19th September 2013

Clarkly Hill: Heading for the trenches

• By Dr Fraser Hunter
• 12th September 2013

Developing skills: A week of work experience with National Museums Scotland

• By Lisa Earnshaw
• 9th September 2013

From the Arctic Convoys to the Proms: The story of composer George Lloyd’s HMS Trinidad March

• By Bill Lloyd
• 4th September 2013

The weather’s set fair for new Scotland Creates exhibition in Benbecula

• By Jennifer Reid
• 2nd September 2013

Gallery 37: The finale performance

• By Owen McGuire
• 29th August 2013

Ilana Halperin: Encounters from Outer Space!

• By Bryony Bond
• 27th August 2013

Uncovering 17th century tastes in interior design

• By Diana de Bellaigue
• 21st August 2013

Mary slept here: On the road with the Queen of Scots

• By Chris Tabraham
• 19th August 2013