MGS contributes to 'A Games Legacy for Scotland'

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This week the Scottish Government launched A Games Legacy for Scotland to which Museums Galleries Scotland contributed.

In it they state the XXth Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 provides great opportunities to ‘progress towards a healthier nation, developing healthy communities and a strong and flourishing economy.’

Museums Galleries Scotland will contribute to the ‘Connected Scotland’ element which outlines a range of activities that will be undertaken to highlight themes of culture and internationalism.

Scotland’s museums and galleries lie at the heart of communities and provide an ideal platform to make cultural connections with other countries. Using the Commonwealth as a theme, Museums Galleries Scotland will work with its members and partners to engage communities in:

• Cultural exchange initiatives
These and collaborative projects will be established with international museums and galleries from 2010 to explore Scotland’s connections with other Commonwealth countries.

• Cultural activities
These will be developed to engage and stimulate people in Scotland, and in particular groups and individuals who would not otherwise have an opportunity to participate.

• Show Scotland
These creative events will take place in museums and galleries over the Show Scotland weekend in 2012 to 2014. MGS will encourage events that celebrate local and national connections with Commonwealth countries.

• Recognised Collections
MGS will raise the international profile of Scotland’s Recognised Collections of National Significance utilising existing funding to promote shared cultural and historical identities internationally.

Museums and galleries provide an ideal platform to make cultural connections with other countries and MGS is looking forward to helping to facilitate these connections in the coming years.

A Game Legacy for Scotland on the Scottish Government website

Published
4th Sep 2009

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