Networks & Forums

Getting involved in different networks and geographic forums can encourage greater partnership working, and provide support for your organisation.

Forum Connections

Forum Connections is a 4-year project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF), to encourage greater partnership working in Scottish museums through investment in Scotland’s geographic forums.

Forum Connections

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Geographic Forums

Find out about Scotland’s regional museum forums and the support they offer to the museum sector workforce.

Geographic Forums

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Grassroots Support Groups

Grassroots Support Groups operate across the wider heritage sector and offer peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, issue campaigning and support around areas of shared interest or identity.

Grassroot Support Groups

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Subject Specialist Networks

Subject Specialist Networks (SSNs) offer specific advice around collection areas such as contemporary art, military or regimental collections, numismatics, and natural sciences.

Subject Specialist Networks