Museums Galleries Scotland, and our UK Accreditation partners, Arts Council England, the Welsh Government, and Northern Ireland Museums Council, recognise that many museums are closing their sites due to the impact of Covid-19 and in response to Government advice.
In order to support the sector during these unprecedented times all Accredited museums in the UK, your current Accreditation award status is being further extended for an additional 12 months to 1 April 2022.
Yes. We are still processing Accreditation Eligibility questionnaires to allow museums to achieve Working Towards Accreditation status.
Information on the eligibility process is available on our website. Please note that it will take 6 weeks for MGS to assess any eligibility application. Please do phone or email Jenny or Victoria and we can provide help and advice.