Museum Diary

As I mentioned last week, I’ve just spent a short break in Scotland, mostly in Edinburgh. Other than haggis hunting in Dunfermline, one of the highlights was the ‘Night of the Mammoth’ at the National Museum of Scotland on the Friday night. It was one in their series of adult only late night events, which usually centre around the theme of the current exhibition – ‘Mammoths of the Ice Age’, in this case. As always, the main hall of the museum was transformed for the […]

If you’ve been following me on Facebook and Twitter, you’ll know I’ve just spent a short break in Edinburgh. Much of the three days I had, to spend on my own as I pleased, where spent at the National Museum of Scotland – a whopping 17 hours in total! The absolute highlight of my trip, and the reason I flew over, was the ‘Night of the Vikings’ late night event on the Friday. One of my best friends was my ‘date’ for the night, and […]

What do you do when you live in a city with around 200 museums and galleries? You fly half way across Europe to attend a museum event over 700 miles away! It’s true – despite living in Berlin now, I just can’t stay away from the National Museum of Scotland. Ever since hearing about the roaring success of their first RBS Lates last November, an idea formed in my mind: leave the husband and #MuseumBaby to navigate the adventures of solo parenting for a few […]