National Museum of Scotland welcomes 2m visitors so far in 2017

The National Museum of Scotland has welcomed two million visitors so far in 2017.

This is the first time the site has hit this significant milestone in its 150-year history. It is also triple the number seen just ten years ago in 2007.

Dr Gordon Rintoul, Director of National Museums Scotland said: “Welcoming over two million visitors in a calendar year for the first time in our history is a huge achievement. Through the efforts of our staff, the creativity of our design teams and the support of many funders, we have been able to create a truly world class Museum. Since opening ten award winning new galleries of art, design, fashion, science and technology last summer, we have had terrific feedback from our visitors, whether they are from Scotland or many countries across the world.

The two millionth visitor was ten-year-old Zac Lewis from Edinburgh, who visited the Museum today with his mum, Eriko Kono.

He said: “It was really exciting to be the two millionth person to visit the National Museum of Scotland this year. I come here all the time with my mum and I’ve been coming since I was little. I want to be a scientist when I’m older and I really like the rocks and minerals at the Museum.”