New research published on museum role in communities

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The publication presents findings of research which was commissioned by Museums Galleries Scotland to explore the purpose of five museums and look at how they engage with their communities.

The museums who took part in the research are Grampian Transport Museum in Alford, Aberdeenshire; Highland Folk Museum in Newtonmore; Ionad Naomh Moluag on the Isle of Lismore; St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art in Glasgow and North Lanarkshire Museums Service.

The research findings demonstrate the significant impact that these museums are having on their local communities and the report provides robust evidence of the ways in which they help to build up physical, human, social, economic, and cultural capital in their surrounding area. Among the themes emerging from the research are the participation by museums in community action and the innovation displayed through their service delivery. The research also sheds light on a truly enterprising third sector.

Museums Galleries Scotland will use these important findings to highlight the integral role that museums have on Scotland’s communities.

Cornerstones of Communities report

Published
28th Sep 2009

Region
Aberdeen and Grampian
Angus and Dundee City
Argyll and Bute
Ayrshire
Dumfries and Galloway
Edinburgh and Lothians
Eilean Siar
Fife
Greater Glasgow
Highland
Orkney
Perth and Kinross
Scottish Borders
Shetland
Stirling
National

Publisher
MGS