James Clerk Maxwell Foundation edinburgh

Set in a typical Edinburgh New Town town house the exhibits gave an excellent overview of Maxwell's life and work. The information boards are informative ans easy to read. There are also exhibits of the equipment used again with good descriptions. The house itself was Maxwell's birthplace and is an excellent example of the type. We visited as part of Edinburgh's Doors Open Day and as far as I am aware the house is not generally open to the public but I understand it is possible to visit by appointment.

This was a really great place to visit if you are a James Clerk Maxwell fan! Make sure you send an email in advance and some really great people will show you around and teach you about Maxwell.

We had a lovely tour of Maxwell's birthplace today. The tour guide was pleasant and informative, and patient while we peppered him with questions. It was all very relaxed and we felt welcome there with our two teenagers. One of the most fascinating little museums I've ever visited, with interesting displays and functioning exhibits that made it clear to us just how important Maxwell's work was, and how he laid the foundation for so many things we now take for granted, such as: wireless telecommunications, color photography and printing, GPS, etc. Tip: The tour guide we had is himself such an illustrious scientific figure that I feel as if Warhol had given me a tour of Rembrandt. What an honor to meet Prof. Grant!

Place where god of modern physics was born. Must visit for science lover. We all should be thankful to James for his findings. Maxwell theorems are part of all school curriculum in the world.

Not open to the general public but interesting building

If you are a person of color or coming from a non-English speaking country, be prepared to get asked if you know who Newton and Einstein were, or if you know what words like “trampoline” or “prism” mean. This was after the tour guide found out that we both studied at Cambridge. He might still be in disbelief that even nonwhite people like me could get into elite higher ed institutions. Must be shocking.

An interesting wee museum. As a local it was a very surprising find. If you are interested in the history of science then definitely try to book a visit otherwise it would be a bit dry and uninteresting for most people (but then it doesn't market itself as a family friendly museum so you shouldn't be surprised that it isn't).