ACTIVITY

Curious collections

child handling historical replica objects
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Palace of Holyroodhouse
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  • 10:00 - 15:00
  • Included with Palace ticket or 1-Year Pass
  • Children / Families
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    From paintings to furniture, tapestries to jewels the Palace is full of fascinating and remarkable objects. Join us for a day celebrating the many objects in the collection and the intriguing items that would have been used in the Palace hundreds of years ago. 

    Hands on history

    Discover some curious collections in our special object handling activity. Get up close to replica items and historic pieces to see if you can uncover more about these mysterious objects of the past. 

    Mini curator challenge

    Join us for our 'Mini curator challenge' and see if you have what it takes to help us plan the display of items in various rooms of the State Apartments. 

    Treasure chests

    In the Great Gallery you can see several beautifully decorated trunks. Discover what these practical objects would have been used for and take inspiration to make and decorate your own mini trunk to take home.


    Royal Collection Trust is a charity caring for the Royal Collection, one of the world’s great art collections. Income from your visit helps us to conserve and share the Collection so that it can be enjoyed by everyone, wherever they are.