National Museums Scotland

National Museums Scotland
Taighean-tasgaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba

Non Departmental Public Body overview
Formed	1 October 1985
Preceding agencies	National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland Royal Scottish Museum
Jurisdiction	Scotland
Headquarters	Chambers Street Edinburgh EH1 1JF
Employees	401
Minister responsible	Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs
Non Departmental Public Body executives	Bruce Minto OBE, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr Chris Breward, Director of National Museums Scotland
Child agencies	National Museum of Scotland National Museum of Flight National Museum of Rural Life National War Museum
Website	www.nms.ac.uk
Footnotes
Charity registered in Scotland (No.SC01113)

National Museums Scotland (NMS; Scottish Gaelic: Taighean-tasgaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. It runs the national museums of Scotland.

NMS is one of the country's National Collections, and holds internationally important collections of natural sciences, decorative arts, world cultures, science and technology, and Scottish history and archaeology.