Surf these sites: Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum -- The rags to riches tale of the famous American industrialist and richest man in the world (of his time). Biggar Museum Trust -- Biggar Museum Trust was founded in 1972 and controls a number of museums. It has gained awards from Come To Britain, Museum of the Year, as well as the Tennent Caledonian Prize for community effort in 1988. Collection of Historic Musical Instruments -- Edinburgh University is home to this largest and most comprehensive collection of musical instruments in Scotland. John Paul Jones Cottage -- A museum to John Paul Jones has been set up at his birthplace in Arbigland, Dumfries. The Web site (watch out for the ship''s bell if you have a sound card!) has information and biographical details of the founder of the US Navy. 1997 was the 250th anniversary of his birth. Kilmartin House - Museum -- Over 5,000 years of human history are traced across the Kilmartin Valley. At least 150 prehistoric sites lie within 6 miles of the quiet village of Kilmartin. There are enigmatic carved rocks, mysterious standing stones, impressive burial cairns and the fortress of the earliest Scottish Kings. Marischal Museum, University of Aberdeen -- Providing an encyclopedia of the North-East the Web pages cover a number of the museum exhibits, in particular illustrations from the Picts and Vikings. Moray Council Museums -- Welcome to The Moray Council Museums Pages Museum of Royal College of Surgeons -- Exhibits on pathological anatomy and the history of surgery. includes dental museum. Museums -- A list of links to museums in the Glasgow area. NM|S National Museums of Scotland -- The National Museums of Scotland aim to provide Scotland with a national Museum service of international standing ... National Museums of Scotland -- Official site of the Scottish National Museums of Flight, Agriculture, Costumes, Armed Forces, the Museum of Scotland and the Royal Museum. RCAHMS -- The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland; online searchable database (CANMORE) has details of thousands of archaeological sites, monuments and historic buildings. SCRAN -- Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network, multimedia resources on history and culture in Scotland. Scotland the Best - Culture - The Most Interesting Museums -- "The famous Grouse" whisky site listing museums, galleries, etc in Scotland. Scottish mining museum -- Museum is split over two sites. Both on former coalmines-sites. On display Steam engines, underground gallery, a coalface, a colliery workshop and the coalcutting machines. Shambellie House Museum of Costume -- Shambellie House is a beautiful country house, located 7 miles south of Dumfries, on the A710. It contains costumes from the 1850s to the 1920s displayed in period room settings. The Hunterian Museum -- The Hunterian, beside Glasgow University, is the oldest public museum in Scotland. The Web site is excellent with sections on a range of exhibits including the Romans in Scotland (map of the Antonine Wall) and Leckie Broth. Pages on dinosaurs and fossils found in Scotland also an eye-opener. The Museum of Scotland -- Presents the history of Scotland - its land, its people and their achievements - through rich national collections. The Scottish Agricultural Museum. -- The Museum was opened in 1980 and is a treasure house of objects and documentary evidence, covering not only farming to the 1950s, but also the trades that supported farming and the social and economic life of the countryside. The Scottish Life Archive -- This archive is based in the Royal Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh. It was founded in 1959 with the aim of preserving documentary and illustrative material, and in particular the details of social and economic life that can easily be neglected. It is part of the National Museums of Scotland and provides context to the social history collections. The Scottish United Armed Services Museum. -- The Scottish United Services Museum holds Scotland''s national collections for the armed services. The Museum collects material of all kinds relating to Scottish units and individuals who have served in the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force. It also covers the activities of the armed services in Scotland. UK Heritage Railways -- The official site of the Heritage Railway Association, featuring over 200 pages of information on UK Railway Preservation sites & societies, including Events Diary and Preserved UK Locomotives Database. Welcome To What''s On Glasgow - Home Page -- This is a very useful series of pages covering many of the main tourist attractions in Glasgow, with a brief description, an illustration and (most important!) when they are open.
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