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6 museums share £315K with the Museum Development Fund
The supported projects will better connect audiences, increase the resilience of the organisations, and explore untold stories and local identities.
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Exploring museums: a week of adventure and inspiration
Lucy Neville, MGS Climate officer and Emily Chandler, MGS Grants Officer write about their trip to explore various museums and exhibitions across Dundee and Montrose.
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Focus on: inclusion in action
From creating space for LGBTQ+ voices to handling human remains with respect, this spotlight on museum sector workers showcases how museums and galleries are putting the inclusion aims of Scotland's museums and galleries strategy into practice.
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The final frontier: understanding our museums and galleries as meeting places of knowledge
Learn how organisations can co-curate with Gypsy/Traveller communities to share their knowledge through museum spaces.
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Scottish Parliament seeks views to help shape Scotland's future budget for culture
The Scottish Parliament’s Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee is seeking input from individuals, groups, and businesses operating within the culture sector ahead of its Budget decisions for 2025-26.  
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New repatriation working group seeks sector views
Neil Curtis, Head of Museums and Special Collections at the University of Aberdeen, explains some of the context for setting up a new group which focuses on supporting repatriation in Scotland's museums and galleries.
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Small Grants Fund awarded to 7 organisations
A wide range of projects related to Scotland’s Museums and Galleries Strategy have been awarded funding through the Small Grants Fund.
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MGS funded project wins conservation award
Industrial Museums Scotland has received an Innovation in Conservation Award for their work on the MGS-funded 'Powering Our People' project.
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Focus on: Fair Work in action
Find out how Scotland's museums and galleries are putting Fair Work into practice with this focus on insights and interviews from across the museum sector workforce.
MA Conference 2024: The Joy of Museums
This year’s conference is celebrating the innovation, inventiveness, and creativity that make our museums such incredible places.
Introduction to integrated pest management
Learn how to identify and monitor pests and best practice methods for preventing infestation in your museum collection.
Income generation - video
Adopting an enterprising approach to maximise income
Building partnerships for our collective resilience was a panel session at our 2024 Museums and Galleries Strategy Symposium which focused on financial resilience and collaboration within the Scottish museum sector.