National Museum of Costume, Scotland

The National Museum of Costume forms part of the National Museums of Scotland. The museum allows a look at fashion and the lifestyle of the wealthy from the 1850s to the 1950s.

Shambellie House which houses the museum is a Victorian country house designed by the Scottish architect David Bryce in 1856 for the Stewart family. In 1976, Charles W. Stewart gave the costume collection he had built up over several years to the Royal Scottish Museum and handed over Shambellie House to the Department of the Environment. The collection consisted of over six thousand objects spanning three centuries. Besides a rich hoard of clothing spanning over a century, there were parasols and shawls, corsets and underwear, muffs, boas, fans, lace and much more. The Charles Stewart Collection became part of the extensive textiles and dress collections of National Museums Scotland.

The house still contains portraits of the Stewart family.

Opening Times

Daily: 10:00-17:00 April - October
Closed: November - March

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Ticket Prices

Adult: £4.50
Concessions: £3.50
Child £2 (under 5 free)
Family tickets: £11 for 2 adults and 2 children.

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Telephone: 0300 123 6789

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