There are also a whole host of Science Festival workshops, science shows and drop-in events at the museum, brough to you by The University of Edinburgh. Click Discover Science to find out more.

Show Science
Meet museum staff and see objects and specimens up close.

Connect
In Connect, the museum’s hands-on science and technology gallery, home to Dolly the sheep, you can design a robot, test drive a Formula One racing car, power up a generator or even blast off into outer space.

Silver Made in Scotland
Don’t miss Silver: Made in Scotland – an exhibition of over 350 shining examples, from a communal drinking cup belonging to Robert the Bruce to Billy Connolly’s own silver teapot.

Come along to the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune Airfield in East Lothian. Put your problem-solving skills to the test in these fun activities for all the family.

The Safety Show
Find out what makes flying one of the safest forms of transport.

Design Your Own Safety Card
Create a card that will help people know how to stay safe and sound on aeroplane journeys.

The Safety Trail
Learn how aircraft has developed from kites to the modern aeroplanes of today.