Museum Collections Centre

This centre houses the reserve collections of the city museums, there are many interesting objects on ‘open storage’ display, especially social history objects, decorative art and archaeology collections.

Open for group and individual visits on the first Tuesday of the month 2-3pm. Research and study visits by arrangement. Strictly for the curious.
 

A view of the Museum Collections Centre from the street

About

Find out about the Museum Collections Centre and what you will see when you visit.

Wemyss ware ceramics on shelves at the Museum Collections Centre

Collections

Some of the exhibits you can see at the MCC.

Heaters on display at the Museum Collections Centre

Visitor Information

Details of our opening hours and where to find us.

Underfloor heating

Did you Know?

that the Romans had underfloor heating?

Did you Know?

that the Romans had underfloor heating?

The Romans invented underfloor heating, with hot air from the furnace diverted through tiled hypocausts to warm the spaces. Look at Roman hypocaust tiles from the Roman bathhouse at Cramond in the Museum Collections Centre.