National Museums of Scotland
NMS, Scotland's national museum service, cares for many of Scotland's museum collections of national and international importance, and presenting these to the public at six sites across Scotland. NMS preserves, interprets and make accessible for all, the past and present of Scotland, of other nations and cultures, and of the natural world.
Communicate! is an exciting new gallery within NMS' flagship museum in Edinburgh - The Royal Museum. The gallery combines stunning displays with interactive exhibits. It tells the story of human communication - from the drums of Papua New Guinea to Scottish pioneer Alexander Graham Bell - inventor of the telephone - right up to mobile technology and beyond.
Here you can:
- See how fast you can text
- Find out what your name looks like in Morse Code
- Discover if you are a techno-phobe or a techno-fan with the future Communications Quiz.
Additionally, in Autumn 2002, Connected Earth funded a new permanent curatorial post to interpret and maintain contact with new developments, and provide a link between all the Connected Earth partners and sites.
Visitor information
Plan a visit to the National Museums of Scotland's Connected Earth gallery Communicate! There are many exciting things to see and do...
Virtual tour
Explore Communicate! within The National Museums of Scotland at your leisure by taking our interactive virtual tour.
3D objects
Experience our interactive 3D objects and view some of the Connected Earth objects and artefacts available at The National Museums of Scotland.
Connected Earth Gallery at NMS
Communicate!, the Connected Earth gallery at NMS, is part of the Royal Museum - a magnificent Victorian building in Edinburgh. It is one of a group of...
