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  • Last updated: January 23rd 2023

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Read our latest blogs from MGS and across the sector, including useful guidance and tips on working and volunteering in Scotland’s museums, project updates, examples of best practice, and much more.

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A collection of paintings hanging in a gallery with white walls and a wooden floor.
How MGS is speaking up for civic museums
Joe Traynor, Head of Programmes and Partnerships here at Museums Galleries Scotland, writes about the work we've been doing to advocate for Civic museums during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An adult with light skin, brown hair tied into a ponytail, and a face mask leans forward next to a child with light skin and curly brown hair. They are looking in a case containing military objects at the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum.
Creating a family friendly environment on reopening
As museums gradually re-open their venues safely and reconnect with audiences we continue our support for museums and galleries learning provision. MGS aims to support museum learning practitioners and enable them to provide a safe, welcoming environment and quality programmes for their audiences and visitors.
A vintage pale blue metal sewing machine.
A Lockdown Love Letter to the Sewing Machine
At one point we joined over half the world’s population in being asked to stay at home to stop the spread of Covid-19 and save lives. So what do you do when the world stops turning?
A young adult with light skein and long dark brown hair reading a paper programme underneath a sign advertising the Jacobite Clans exhibition at Perth Museum.
Reflecting on my year as a Digital Marketing Apprentice at Culture Perth and Kinross
Katie Adams recently became the first of our Digital Marketing Modern Apprentices to complete her diploma. Katie writes for us about her experiences with Culture Perth and Kinross earning her vocational qualification.
An adult with light skin, light brown hair and sunglasses smiles as they hold up a plastic tray of lobster hatchlings.
Reaching your fundraising audiences
Our Standards Support Officer, Lesley Scott, talks about her work with The Firth of Forth Lobster Hatchery and how museums can effectively communicate with their audiences online.
A display case of religious and cultural artefacts from across the world. In the foreground, out-of-focus, is a large globe.
Care and Creativity During Lockdown
Reading and listening to your responses has caused more than one misty-eyed moment, because museum folk what you have done under incredibly challenging circumstances is testament to the kindness and creative thinking that fills this sector.
A light-skinned adult with sandy hair, a stubble, and a black jumper stands next to the lens of a large lighthouse lamp.
Mental Health First Aiders: Covid-19 and mental wellbeing
Markus Offer and Helen Raggett, our Mental Health First Aiders at MGS, have pulled together some tips on ways you can look after your mental wellbeing in lockdown.
A display of brightly-coloured stained glass which features detailed floral designs.
Finding connection during lockdown
MGS has partnered with a small Edinburgh business, KnotStressed Therapies & Wellbeing Centre to deliver 4 wellbeing sessions via Zoom over the coming weeks. KnotStressed Director, Onie Tibbit, writes for us about the importance of prioritising our own wellbeing during lockdown.
The skeleton of a large marine dinosaur on display in the middle of a large hall with a wide first-floor balcony and gothic architectural features.
Take Pride in University Museums
University museums are more visible, more open and more successful than ever before according to Steph Scholten, the new director of Scotland’s oldest public museum, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow.