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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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Three small presents wrapped with brown paper, string, and sprigs of fir. The presents sit on a rough wooden surface.
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Festive gifts that will support Scottish museums and galleries!
Struggling to find a unique and meaningful gift for the special museum lover in your life this holiday? Well, look no further! We’ve pulled together some unique and perfect gift suggestions from museum gift shops across the country that will help you shop small and support Scottish museums and galleries🎄.
Amy Thomson who joined the MGS Upskilling and Celebrating Volunteering scheme while volunteering at Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum smiling at the camera.
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MGS Upskilling and Celebrating Volunteering scheme: Amy's experience
Amy Thomson joined the MGS Upskilling and Celebrating Volunteering scheme in January while volunteering at Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum. In this blog she discusses starting the scheme remotely and the exciting work she’s been involved in.
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Measuring Your Museum's Carbon Footprint
In this blog Alex Smith, MGS Climate Officer, gives advice on how museums can measure their carbon footprint.
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Hear from our Digital Marketing Modern Apprentice
In 2021, Emily Coxson joined Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) as the newest Digital Marketing Modern Apprentice. In this blog she shares her experience of joining the organisation during the pandemic, working towards a qualification and what activities she’s been involved in so far!
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Kickstart Scheme: Supporting young people into the workforce
Fausteja is working at Abbotsford as a Marketing Officer as part of the Kickstart Scheme. In this blog she shares how this placement has helped her gain crucial marketing skills, practical experience and support for her chosen career path.
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The Anti-Racism resources MGS staff have been reading
At MGS we encourage our staff to reflect on and share learning resources on anti-racist practice internally with each other. We asked what’s been top of their reading list this month. If you’re struggling with where to start your own learning journey to becoming anti-racist, read on for some easy places to start.
A group of adults and children stand with bicycles and talk while standing in front of the entrance to the National Museum of Scotland.
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Making Your Museum Cycle-Friendly
In this blog Victoria Hawkins, MGS Quality Assurance Manager, gives tops tips to make your museum cycle- friendly.
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Dismantling Barriers in the Heritage Sector Through Workplace Development
In 2020 James began an SVQ in Museums and Galleries Practice whilst working at The Scottish Maritime Museum. In this blog he describes his route into the heritage sector, the barriers he has faced, and how undertaking an SVQ has supported him to work in the sector he is passionate about.
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Welcoming Families and Young People With Autism Training
Kids in Museums have written a blog on the ‘Welcoming Families and Young People with Autism’ training sessions that MGS ran in May 2021, in partnership with Claire Madge, founder of Autism in Museums.