Join a member of our Visitor Experience team for a behind-the-scenes look in our Conservation hangar on a free guided daily tour at 14:00.
Find out about objects from the collection that aren’t normally on display and have the chance to see conservators at work.
These tours are for adult individuals and small groups (up to six people only)
For larger group enquiries, please contact Linda de Costa on 0131 247 4238
The tour includes a short, ten-minute walk from the museum shop to the Conservation hangar.
Meet at the museum shop ten minutes before the tour start time.
Your tour e-ticket(s) will be sent to you, along with your general admission e-ticket, as a pdf attachment when you make your booking.
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