Museum on the Mound

The Mound, Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh EH1 1YZ, Scotland

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Museum on the Mound is housed into the magnificent function built head workplace for the Bank of Scotland, an attractive building with a brief history that is fascinating. This museum takes a look that is fresh cash, featuring technology, art and design, trade and safety, and crime! It's available throughout every season and liberated to see, making for an day that is interesting that will not break your budget and acquire you in trouble!Discover more about money in most its shapes and forms, including exactly how it's developed over the past 4,000 years, and items that were used as currency, such as for example shells and even feathers! See £1 million pounds, and try your hand at cracking a safe! Learn why the Bank of Scotland was created and find out a number of its customers being famous plus explore just how it has changed over the last 300 years.You may also learn about Victorian Britain, discover what housing conditions had been like throughout the Industrial Revolution, and find out employees clubbed together to create themselves better homes. It is a nice fascinating jaunt that is educational most interested children of school age will enjoy.In addition to the permanent displays, the museum has a particular exhibit throughout the summer months, and in addition it hosts short-term installations every so often, so repeat visits are well beneficial too!

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Museum on the Mound
The Mound, Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh, EH1 1YZ, Scotland

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