This AHRC-funded project aimed to integrate a historical understanding of Scottish anti-racist work into the policy and practice of heritage organisations in Scotland.

The Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in Scottish Heritage (EDISH) AHRC-funded partnership project embedded better working and engagement practices and policies across the Scottish heritage sector.

Forum Connections was 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.

The Improving Access project is a six-month exploration to understand how we can improve access to the heritage sector’s workforce and understand the current barriers. The project was made possible by funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Young Foundation’s Heritage Innovation Fund.

The Business Support Programme, ‘Surviving to Thriving’ was funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) and developed by MGS, Built Environment Forum Scotland, and greenspace scotland to support heritage organisations in Scotland to develop sustainable business models. 

The Workforce for the Future projects were run in collaboration with Developing the Young Workforce (DYW). Pupils worked with their local museum to deliver a resource, demystify careers in the sector,  and increase their employability skills.

Workforce for the Future, funded by Art Fund uses a tailored approach to partnership working between museums and galleries, schools in areas of higher deprivation and Developing the Young Workforce (DYW). They work together to help develop employability skills, provide vocational learning, and explore other positive pathways, more specifically within the heritage sector.

This project is in collaboration with Developing the Young Workforce (DYW). S1/ S2 Pupils are working to deliver a resource in a local museum, learn about the diversity of  job roles  in the sector,  and increase their employability skills.

The Community Stories Fund – delivered in partnership by MGS and VisitScotland – supported 180 organisations and community groups to take part in Scotland's Year of Stories.