NMS Enterprises Ltd
Hospitality and Events
National Museums Scotland
Chambers Street
EH1 1JF
New Conference Destination Launches in Edinburgh –
The Old Town Collection
The National Museum of Scotland has partnered with iconic venues the Festival
Theatre and The Royal College of Surgeons to offer a distinctive conference
destination in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
The Festival Theatre is the ideal location for your main conference sessions - a
historic setting with twenty-first century technology throughout. Spacious foyers
in this remarkable refurbished theatre lead into the beautiful 1928 auditorium with
ample comfortable seating for all your delegates.
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh provides breakout, exhibition and
catering space. Boasting both historic and modern buildings, The King Khalid
Building, the Quincentenary Conference Centre, the Playfair Building, twelve
breakout rooms and the new Prince Philip Building are superbly fitted-out with all
the resources you and your delegates will need. Plus of course, on site
accommodation is available in the four-star Ten Hill Place Hotel.
The National Museum of Scotland is a stunning destination for the key social
event of your conference. The Museum has atmospheric vaulted chambers –
perfect for arrival drinks – galleries to educate and entertain your guests and
conference facilities for additional break-out space. The perfect destination for an
evening reception or gala dinner, the Grand Gallery sets the scene for a neverto-be-forgotten end to your conference day.
Our catering partner will deliver the finest Scottish menu and Surgeons’ Hall’s
dedicated events team will manage your event across all three Old Town
Collection venues.
The three organisations within the Collection are registered charities and profits
from their conference businesses are used to support the education and cultural
sectors in the city, and around the world.
For conferences up to around 750 delegates, The Old Town Collection
should be your first choice in Scotland’s capital city.
www.nms.ac.uk/hospitality
NMS Enterprises Ltd
Hospitality and Events
National Museums Scotland
Chambers Street
EH1 1JF
For more information about your one-stop shop for conferences in the beautiful
City of Edinburgh, contact the Old Town Collection events team today.
Tel: (+44) 131 527 3434
Email: info@oldtowncollection.co.uk
www.oldtowncollection.co.uk
Notes to editors
1. National Museums Scotland Enterprises Limited is a wholly owned
subsidiary of National Museums Scotland. It was established in 2002 to
facilitate the commercial activities of National Museums Scotland and
provides support by gifting its potential profit to National Museums
Scotland at the end of each financial year.
2. National Museums Scotland looks after museum collections of national
and international importance and provides loans, partnerships, research
and training in Scotland and internationally. Our individual museums are
the National Museum of Scotland, the National Museum of Flight, the
National Museum of Rural Life and the National War Museum. The
National Museums Collection Centre in Edinburgh houses conservation
and research facilities as well as collections not currently on display.
3. The National Museum of Scotland reopened in summer 2011 following a
three-year, £50m redevelopment. Winning Best Large Venue at the
Scottish Event Awards in 2013, the Museum offers the country’s most
spectacular and flexible setting for corporate entertaining and with over 6
million visits since reopening, the National Museum of Scotland is the
most popular attraction in the country outside London (source: ALVA). It
was also voted the number one museum in the UK, top ten in Europe and
top twenty in the world in TripAdvisor’s inaugural Travellers’ Choice
Awards
For further information and images please contact:
Kirsten Cowie, Marketing Coordinator
National Museums Scotland Enterprises, Scotland
Tel: (+44) 131 247 4113
Email: k.cowie@nms.ac.uk
www.nms.ac.uk/hospitality