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  We offer support to the museum sector through funding and training opportunities, advice guides, and information on Accreditation and Recognition.
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  We're here to support the development of Scotland's 450 museums and galleries, and to help in the delivery of the strategy.
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  We are the national development body for Scotland's museums and galleries. Learn more about the role of MGS and our people, and discover how you can work with us.
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Supporting Scotland's Museums and Galleries

Discover the wide range of opportunities and support available to the sector to help deliver the new strategy for Scotland’s museums and galleries.

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A child with medium-light skin and brown medium-length hair playing with colourful shapes at a table.

Two adults with light skin stand in a large gallery with a high ceiling, arched walls, and a marble floor. One of the adults has a black guide dog. They are holding the elbow of the other adult, who is pointing towards the ceiling.

An adult with dark skin, an adult with medium dark skin, and a child with medium-dark skin laugh and wave as they lean out of the side of an old red and yellow tram.

A tall two-storey stone building with large windows and neoclassical features. At the front of the building are four pillars which support an ornate pediment, and a lawn strewn with orange and yellow leaves.

Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) is the national development body for Scotland’s museum sector. We support 450 museums and galleries through strategic investment, advice, workforce development, and advocacy.

449

Museums & Galleries

supported by us in Scotland

51

Recognised Collections

have been awarded Nationally Significant status

256

Accredited Museums

across Scotland meet the UK Museum Accreditation Standard

£6.7 million

In MGS Grants Funding

Awarded to museums and galleries in 2022/23

Scotland's Museums and Galleries Strategy 2023-2030

Visit the Strategy Hub to discover the priority areas and outcomes of the new strategy for Scotland’s museums and galleries. Explore films, case studies, and other guidance to find out how the strategy will be delivered by MGS and the museum sector.

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Groups of visitors explore the gallery space at Gairloch Museum. The walls, floor and ceiling of the gallery are all made of grey, unfinished concrete. A black metal balcony overlooks a large lighthouse lamp in the centre of the gallery.

New research and guidance on setting museum admission prices

AIM in partnership with Arts Council England, Museums Galleries Scotland, the Welsh Government, the National Museum Directors’ Council, and Art Fund, has published a report and success guide with recommendations based on research commissioned to explore current admissions pricing policy in museums and their impact.

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Call to put culture at the heart of climate action

In the lead-up to COP28 the Climate Heritage Network has called upon cultural organisations from across the world to unite with them in a joint action to recognise culture as playing a key role in climate crisis solutions.

4 December, 2023

Knowledge exchange: Queering Historic Houses

Join us & the Georgian House, Edinburgh as we explore how museums can represent more diverse stories and the concept of "queer possibility".

Price: Free
Organiser: MGS
Venue: Online