MGS Marketing Support Surgeries
Join Louise, Joe, and Robyn from the MGS Communications team for free marketing support surgeries. They’re a chance to discuss marketing plans for the season ahead, ask questions, and talk about any challenges you’re facing around marketing and PR.
Community Catalysts
The fund is open to the 8 organisations who received the Community Catalysts development grant in September 2024
Preparation for museum closure: Assets and Collections
Advice on managing assets and collections when preparing to close permanently.
Preparation for museum closure: Workforce
Advice on communicating with your museum workforce when going through the process of permanent museum closure.
Preparation for museum closure: Governing body
Advice on governing bodies during the process of permanent museum closure.
Preparation for Museum Closure: Introduction
This guidance explores ‘Full Closure’ of the museum, museum service, and/or governing body, followed by guidance on ‘Partial Closure’ of a museum within a wider service.
Programme: Scotland’s Museums and Galleries Symposium
Your guide to the panels, speeches, and workshops taking place at Scotland's Museums and Galleries Strategy Symposium on February 26th 2025.
Resilient Heritage Business Modules
This business and financial learning programme supports organisations within the cultural heritage sector on their journey toward sustainable growth and inclusive, effective governance.
Big Garden Bird Watch: Museums as hubs for citizen science
For this year's Big Garden Bird Watch, Climate Officer Lucy Neville took a trip to Greyfriars Kirkyard to take part in the survey. In this blog, Lucy details her findings and highlights how museums can encourage bird activity in their gardens by creating habitats for birds and other species to thrive.
What is biodiversity loss and how can you combat it?
The heritage sector can help increase biodiversity levels in the UK by engaging and educating visitors on biodiversity, along with wider environmental concerns.
Accreditation Returns Schedule
Explore the returns schedule for Accredited museums in Scotland and the museums with Working Towards Accreditation status.
Accreditation Mentors
Find out about the vital role of Museum Mentors and how you can become a Mentor to a museum working towards Accreditation.