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  • Last updated: January 23rd 2023

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Climate Beacons to link creativity and climate change across Scotland for COP26
More than 30 environmental, cultural and heritage organisations are coming together in regions across Scotland to inspire public engagement and positive action in the run up to and beyond the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, taking place in Glasgow this November.
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Reopening Survey Results
Many of Scotland’s museums will be open and ready to welcome visitors this summer, the development body Museums Galleries Scotland has said after a survey of the sector found only a tiny number of respondents did not expect to reopen this year.
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Civic And University Museums Get £800k Funding Boost
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) has confirmed funding awards worth £800,000 in the latest COVID-19 support for museums and galleries.
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Business Training And Support Awarded To 40 Heritage Organisations Across Scotland
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS), Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS), and greenspace scotland welcome the 40 organisations who will participate in the 18-month NLHF funded Business Support Programme, ‘Surviving to Thriving’ (StT).