Who we are, what we do

Museums Galleries Scotland is the National Development Body for the museum sector in Scotland. Our role is to work collaboratively to invest in and develop a sustainable museum and galleries sector for Scotland, in line with the aims of Going Further: The National Strategy for Scotland's Museums and Galleries.

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From the web

Riverside Museum named European Museum of the Year

20th May 2013

Congratulations to Glasgow's Riverside Museum on winning European Museum of the Year Award

Museum of the Black Watch

17th May 2013

Progress update on the redevelopment from the museum's blog

Let's Talk About...Engaging Museum Audiences

16th May 2013

Growing Audiences North East event booking now open

Our tweets

  • For anyone who couldn't be at tonight's launch, our new chair has recorded a video message for the sector http://t.co/NqW1WqWgC3

    20 May 2013

  • Our new chair Douglas Connell launches the National Development Body and the delivery plan http://t.co/rEIfkBcIIr

    20 May 2013

  • Speeches start at the launch of the National Development Body http://t.co/jgokvcXW4x

    20 May 2013

  • Guests have started arriving for tonight's launch. Just to let you know it's happening on the first floor http://t.co/JQ65AiamTm

    20 May 2013

  • Just over an hour to go until our launch as the National Development Body for Scotland's museums. See you here soon!

    20 May 2013

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