Our grants programme distributes funding to museums and galleries through the Museum Development Fund, Small Grants Fund, and occasional special funding.

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

Find out what's happening in the sector near you on our map of Scotland's Museums and Galleries

This commitment states on how we aim to support museums and galleries to reach their climate and sustainability goals.

Find our latest news stories and how you can contact us if you have a media enquiry.

How can museums support and safeguard Intangible Cultural Heritage? Peter Hewitt, our Intangible Cultural Heritage Officer, highlights the connections between Annan Museum and an annual custom called Annan Riding of the Marches.

Join Association for Cultural Enterprises for this one day online conference sharing best practice in retail at cultural organisations. This event will provide you with useful knowledge, new contacts and practical solutions to help you maximise income from this critical revenue stream.

Talks presented by Shreya Gupta, University of Exeter and Ashmolean Museum, and Nicole Anderson, University of Edinburgh, respectively.

Following our desire for a safe, accurate, and inclusive social media presence, we've taken the decision to leave Twitter/X.

Professional photography is a great way to promote your museum or gallery to potential visitors. It can transform your website, social media, and print materials.

As Ray steps down as Chair of our Board, we spoke with her about the highlights of her time at MGS and her hopes for the future of Scotland's museum sector.

Museums Galleries Scotland is pleased to announce the appointment of Duncan Dornan as the new Chair of the Board.