The Museum is housed in the beautiful mansion called Lady Stair’s House, which was built in 1622 and it is named after an early owner, Elizabeth, Dowager Countess of Stair. The building was donated to the City of Edinburgh in 1907, to be transformed into a museum.Some of the most important objects housed in the museum include the printing press on which Sir Walter Scott’s novels were printed, his dining table, Robert Burn’s writing desk and Stevenson’s fishing rod and smoking pipe.
Even though you might not be a Scott, Burns or Stevenson enthusiast, the Museum is situated on the Royal Mile, the historic building where it is housed is very charming
