This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Find out more hereHide bar

Museum Galleries Scotland

Representing over
340 Museums and Galleries in Scotland

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Who we are
    • Staff
    • MGS Board
    • News
    • Jobs and Opportunities

      • Jobs
    • Contact MGS
  • National Strategy & Delivery
    • National Strategy delivery
    • Consultation Report
  • Funding
    • Small Projects Fund
    • Strategic Investment Fund
    • Capital Fund
    • Purchase Fund
    • Gateway Fund
    • Recognition funding
    • Skills Development Fund
    • Other Funders
  • Skills & Training

      National Skills Development Programme

      • Conferences and courses
      • MGS Conference 2013
      • Other training providers
      • Workforce development
      • FAQs

      Festival of Museums

      • Inspiration for your event
      • Festival of Museums - Contact us

      MGS Interns

      • 2011-12 programme
      • 2013-14 Interns Programme

      Skills Development Fund

  • Standards

      Accreditation

      • What are the benefits
      • How can I prepare for Accreditation
      • How do I apply
      • Who assesses the applications
      • Once we have achieved Accreditation
      • Advice and Support
      • The Accreditation Development Project

      Recognition

      • The Schemes aims
      • The Recognised Collections
      • Criteria for applying
      • Applying for Recognition
      • The next deadlines
      • If you are successful
      • Recognition funding
      • FAQs
  • Research & Resources

      Research and evaluation

      • Completed MGS research and evaluations
      • How to carry out evaluations
      • Research by other organisations
      • Official Statistics
      • Choices for Change

      Resources

      • Learning and access
      • Collections development
      • Marketing
      • Advice
      • Publications
      • Case Studies
  • Scotland's Museums

Homepage > Standards > Recognition > The Recognised Collections

    < Back to Recognition

    The Recognised Collections
  • Recognised Collections in Edinburgh & the Lothians
  • Recognised Collections in Dumfries & Galloway
  • Recognised Collections in Greater Glasgow & Ayrshire
  • Recognised Collections in Fife
  • Recognised Collections in Dundee & Angus
  • Recognised Collections in Perth & Kinross
  • Recognised Collections in Aberdeen & Grampian
  • Recognised Collections in the Highlands & Islands
  • Recognised Collections in Argyll & Bute
Recognition
  • The Schemes aims
  • The Recognised Collections
  • Criteria for applying
  • Applying for Recognition
  • The next deadlines
  • If you are successful
  • Recognition funding
  • FAQs

The Recognised Collections

To date, 37 collections nationally have been awarded Recognised status.

To find the collections by region, along with the museums in which they are held, and a little more detail of each, please look in the regions below. You can find a full list of the Recognised collections in the right hand menu on this page.

Aberdeen & Grampian

Argyll & Bute

Dumfries & Galloway and the Borders

Dundee & Angus

Edinburgh & the Lothians

Fife

Greater Glasgow & Ayrshire

Highlands & Islands

Perth & Kinross

Publications

The Recognised Collections

Mon 01 Nov 2010

News

Is your collection of national significance?

Fri 05 Oct 2012

British Golf Museum collection awarded Recognised status

Thu 17 Nov 2011

Latest funding awards for Recognised Collections

Thu 14 Jul 2011

Recognition report available

Tue 08 Mar 2011

Funding for Recognised Collections announced

Tue 01 Mar 2011

Scotland's 37th Recognised Collection awarded

Mon 04 Oct 2010

Congratulations to the Glasgow School of Art as they celebrate 100th anniversary of the Mackintosh building.

Tue 15 Dec 2009

Information for museums

  • National Strategy and Delivery
  • Funding
  • Skills and training

 

  • Standards
  • Research and evaluation
  • Resources

Scotland's Museums

  • Map Search for Museums
  • Keyword Search for Museums
  • A to Z to Museums
  • Museum Collection Search

Other Links

  • About us
  • News
  • Publications
  • Contact us

Museums Galleries Scotland, Waverley Gate,
2-4 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh EH1 3EG

Telephone: 0131 550 4100
Email: inform@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk

Site copyright | Privacy policy | Cookie policy | Links policy | Accessibility | Site map
©2013 Museums Galleries Scotland

Museums Galleries Scotland is a company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland (No. 74264) and a charity registered in Scotland (No. SC015593).

Web site design and development by The Weather Digital