Lift to ground floor The Mace The Parliament Exhibition 2 Public Gallery The symbol of the Parliament’s 6 Our exhibition explains the role and authority, it bears the words history of the Parliament and how Committee Room 1 3 “There Shall be a Scottish Stairs to Scotland’s citizens can get involved. Main Hall Parliament”, the opening line Chamber of the Scotland Act 1998. 4 Travelling the Distance Presiding Officer’s Desk 3 A collection of 100 handwritten Exit 4 sentences made of porcelain, 2 The Presiding Officer or Deputy 7 1 celebrating the roles and MAIN HALL chairs debates, ensuring contributions of women to many parliamentary business is Ground floor areas of life in Scotland.