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    Oct 24, 2024
    Introducing… the Peebles Hoard 🥁 ✨ It’s a spectacular collection of bronze, leather and wooden material dating to the Late Bronze Age (c.1000-800 BCE). Many of these objects have never been found before in Scotland. So, as you can imagine, we’re *pretty* excited
    An assemblage of twelve bronze objects from the Peebles Hoard, including some rounded fittings with concentric circle designs and a rattle pendant.
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    Dec 1, 2022
    We’re pleased to announce that National Museums Scotland will be transferring the House of Ni'isjoohl Memorial Pole to the Nisga’a Nation. A Nisga’a delegation visited us in August to see the Pole and to make a formal request for its return.
    Sim'oogit Ni'isjoohl (Mr Earl Stephens) and Sigidimnak’ Nox Ts'aawit (Dr Amy Parent) of Nisga'a Nation with the memorial pole.
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    May 2, 2021
    If this gets 1000 retweets we'll ask @martin_compston if we can put one of Steve Arnott's waistcoats in the National Museum of Scotland*. #LineOfDuty *disclaimer: we, the social media team, do not have this power but it's worth a try.
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    Mar 19, 2020
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    Mar 1, 2018
    We have discovered a snowy relation to the Lewis Chessmen. This giant Berserker #snowman is currently striking a mighty stance on the Meadows! nms.ac.uk/lewischessmen #Snow #SnowDay #Edinburgh
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    Dec 9, 2022
    The Doctor is in! Welcome, companions, to #DoctorWhoWoW at the National Museum of Scotland 🌌 Explore the science behind #DoctorWho, meet iconic monsters, enter the TARDIS tech room and MUCH more timey-wimey stuff from now to 1 May 2023 ⏳ nms.ac.uk/doctorwho @bbcdoctorwho
    Closeup of a green TARDIS console from Doctor Who, with lots of switches, buttons, and lights. A glowing tube rises up from the centre, and the First Doctor's costume is out of focus in the background.
    The robotic head of a Cyberman in focus at bottom right, battered as though defeated in battle and mounted on a pole. Other robotic monster heads form an out-of-focus line behind it.
    A colourful, hyper-modern exhibition space with full-size Doctor Who monster costumes, including a Dalek, and a sign reading 'The Monster Vault'.
    A brightly lit display of four astronaut costumes arranged against a white background resembling a space station. The left costume is an orange jumpsuit, the two central costumes are white like earth astronauts, and the right costume is futuristic and black.
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    Feb 5, 2021
    Category is: Coleoptera realness 🐞 The queens from #DragRaceUK S2 as beetles in our collections. A thread 👇🏽
    Photo of 12 drag queens posing in amazing outfits, each one a different colour of the Progress Pride Flag.
    Photo of five brightly coloured beetles in a row representing a kind of rainbow.
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    National Museums Scotland
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    Jan 21, 2021
    Once again I am asking you to enjoy treasures from our collections nms.ac.uk/lewischesspiec…
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    National Museums Scotland
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    May 19, 2021
    'Remote'. 'Wild'. 'Far-flung'. 'Edge of the world'. Parts of Scotland, especially the Highlands and Islands, are often described in these terms today. We'd like to encourage you to think a little differently. To do that, we need to look at maps a little differently. THREAD 1/10
    Antiquarian map of Scotland separated into local areas coloured pink, yellow, green and orange.
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    Jun 18, 2020
    You wouldn’t know looking at this dress now that its construction hides many stories. It’s believed the dress was originally worn at the Jacobite ball of 1745 held in Holyrood & would have fitted a modern UK size 6. Some time later it was altered to fit a modern size 16-18. (1/2)
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    Dec 7, 2022
    📢This broadcast is for humankind in Edinburgh! Cybermen will occupy St James Quarter from 13:00 – 13:30 today. Your Wednesday will be upgraded 🤖 Can’t make it? Don’t feel sad, human – the #DoctorWhoWoW exhibition opens in just 2 days! 🌌nms.ac.uk/doctorwho @bbcdoctorwho
    Two Cybermen from Doctor Who - shiny silver robots with human brains and glowing blue chests - march down steps in front of a classical building.
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    National Museums Scotland
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    Nov 10, 2022
    Twitter: How it started How it's going
    Egyptian coffin mask with a kind, optimistic face with large eyes and a wide smile.
    Peden's mask, a horrifying, hairy bit of nightmare fuel like Leatherface's mask literally falling apart at the seams with hollow eyes and a thousand-yard stare.
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    National Museums Scotland
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    Dec 1, 2022
    Replying to @NtlMuseumsScot and @AngusRobertson
    We will now begin making plans for the Memorial Pole’s removal from display and transportation to what is now British Columbia. More information on the timings will be announced in due course. You can read more in our press release: media.nms.ac.uk/news/national-…
    Memorial Pole of the Nisga'a Nation at the National Museum of Scotland.
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    National Museums Scotland
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    Jul 5, 2021
    Happy 25th birthday 🎂🐑 Dolly 🐑🎂 To celebrate, here's the legendary Dolly Parton as clones of her namesake Dolly the sheep. Thread 👇🏼
    Photo of Dolly the sheep's head looking to camera.
    Photo of Dolly Parton's head and shoulders, with her head looking towards the camera.