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  • Last updated: January 19th 2023

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 line of display cases containing sculptures and artefacts relating to Scottish artist George Wyllie. This includes a model of a ferry, a locomotive, and a large metal sculpture of a bird of prey.
Three adults engage in conversation in a large room with tall windows and red brick walls.
A two-storey building with walls of warm brown stone and a grey tiled roof. It has gothic features which include small turrets and arched windows, and located in the centre of a small civic square.
An adult with light skin and tied-back wavy red hair, an adult with light skin and medium length dark brown hair, and a child with light skin and short brown hair stand together on a raised walkway within a spacious gallery. The child is pointing to something high above them.
Blue and yellow flowers line an uneven stone path which runs between two leafy trees. The path leads to a stone building.

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About Us

Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) is the national development body for Scotland’s museum sector. We support 452 museums and galleries through strategic investment, advice, workforce development, and advocacy.

Impact of our work

452
Museums & Galleries
supported by us in Scotland
257
Accredited Museums
across Scotland meet the UK Museum Accreditation Standard
£2.1 million
In MGS Grants Funding
awarded to museums and galleries in 2023/24
39
MGS learning opportunities
provided to the sector in 2023/24
Strategy
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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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Latest News and Opportunities

A museum display featuring a poster of South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, a placard with an image of a raised fist and the text "Black Lives Matter", and a black sign with the text "Sheku Bayoh Street".
Blog post
Focus on: education in action
We spoke with four museum sector workers to find out how they're focusing on education by engaging with learners to co-curate displays, develop skills, and explore topics of migration and empire.
A wooden cabin at the bottom of a wooded garden.
News
Scottish museums take climate action
As Scotland’s Climate Week begins Museums Galleries Scotland emphasises the role museums play in climate action.