Talk:National Museum of Scotland reopens after three-year redevelopment

NMS history

 * Drawn from http://www.nms.ac.uk/about_us/history.aspx


 * Society of Antiquaries of Scotland was founded in 178
 * were housed from 1891 until 1995 in specially built galleries in Finlay Buildings, Queen Street, Edinburgh (also occupied by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery)
 * amalgamated with the Royal Scottish Museum. The latter was founded in 1854 as the Industrial Museum of Scotland
 * Renamed the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art, it opened in its first bespoke buildings, designed by Francis Fowke, in Chambers Street in 1866
 * (New) Museum of Scotland, which opened in 1998 to tell the country’s history from earliest times to the present day

Press pack, and Scotsman archives

 * File:NMoS Openingpresspack.pdf opening ceremony press pack, under embargo.
 * File:Scotsman, foundation stone article Oct 28, 1861.pdf issue of The Scotsman (at the time a weekly) covering the Prince-Consort laying the foundation stone for the museum on Wednesday, October 23, 1861.
 * File:Prince Alfred - Museum opening-Scotsman May 21, 1866.pdf issue of The Scotsman covering then Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Alfred, opening the museum on Saturday, May 19th 1866.
 * 'These files are on Wikinewsie.org - available to accredited reporters. --Brian McNeil / talk 06:23, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

OR Notes

 * Attended the press preview on July 27 from 11:30 to 15:30.
 * Introductory talk started by Gordon Rintoul, NMS Director. Then, Gareth Hoskins of Gareth Hoskins Architects, followed by Ralph Applebaum of Ralph Applebaum Associates.
 * Tour of the renovated museum with Jane Carmichael, Director of Collections.
 * Copious notes taken and audio recorded of presentations and parts of the tour. --Brian McNeil / talk 06:23, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

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 * I'll be at the parade and reopening in about 90 minutes. Could people look this over and make any needed copyedits whilst I get the content on that? This is a substantial article, and I'd like people ahead of the curve when it comes to reviewing. --Brian McNeil / talk 06:26, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Lead, misc.
I love this article, but I don't have time to give it a thorough review.

I think the lead could talk up what is to follow a little more, with messages like "Wikinews toured and photographed the museum on Wednesday" and "Sixteen of the museums xx (in total) galleries are entirely new, and over 6000 objects have never before been seen by the public."

--InfantGorilla (talk) 10:38, 29 July 2011 (UTC)