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

Apply to be an MGS Intern

21st May 2013

Adopt an Intern is now accepting applications for the 20 MGS Internships to help graduates learn museums skills

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

Our tweets

  • Cute story about Peter the penguin from @HorizonsThurso heading off for conservation http://t.co/8Kefg8SGec

    21 May 2013

  • Great to see all the museums tweeting their #MGSIntern opportunities. You can get the listing of all 20 posts here: http://t.co/MgWKb1KRkI

    21 May 2013

  • Wondering what our launch yesterday means for museums and galleries in Scotland? Let our new Chair explain all http://t.co/NqW1WqWgC3

    21 May 2013

  • Today is our first day as the National Development Body & we're full steam ahead with conference planning at Hampden http://t.co/IQraXISkYz

    21 May 2013

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