MGS welcomes uplift in funding for heritage and culture
The announcement about increasing museum sector funding was made in the Scottish Government's draft budget for 2025-26.
Culture Committee hears of progress on Empire, Slavery and Scotland’s Museums
Representatives from Museums Galleries Scotland and the Empire, Slavery & Scotland’s Museums Steering Group (ESSM) recently gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Culture Committee.
Focus on: climate action
Find out how museums and galleries are taking climate action with these insights from four museum sector workers. Read the article for practical advice on small projects, community engagement, and Carbon Literacy training.
Business Support Programme Evaluation
The Business Support Programme was a leadership programme for heritage organisations which aimed to build capacity amongst the heritage workforce to effectively lead their organisations through turbulent times.
MGS hosts discussion on museum sector support for health and wellbeing
Representatives of cultural, healthcare, and third sector organisations met with MGS to explore opportunities for collaboration on a national scale.
Celebrating Scotland’s Intangible Cultural Heritage
Museum Development Manager for Collections and Interpretation at MGS, Jacob O’Sullivan, shares some of the key highlights from the recent ICH in Scotland Conference, which welcomed over 100 delegates from across the museum and heritage sector.
Queer Family Friendliness in Museums and Heritage
This session will bring together heritage practitioners and community voices to explore what it means for museums and heritage organisations to be queer family friendly.
Hidden treasures: developing skills and confidence in collections
Collections are at the heart of museum work. Find out how investing in the documentation and display of Napoleonic coins enabled the team at Brodick Castle to gain new expertise and strengthen their connections with other heritage organisations.
Essentials of AI for Marketing
This brand-new online course will explore the basics of using AI, from creating prompts to using AI for image generation or data analytics.
Report reveals museums and galleries’ finances more fragile than ever
A detailed report analysing a recent survey of Scotland’s museums and galleries sector tells a tale of two halves – visitor numbers are up overall; however, the finances of the sector are more fragile than ever.
2024 Survey of Scotland's Museums and Galleries
The 2024 Survey of Scotland’s Museums and Galleries was commissioned by Museums Galleries Scotland and conducted by DC Research in mid-2024 and focused on updating specific aspects from the 2022 National Survey of Scotland’s Museums and Galleries.
Delivering Change: Sustainable Co-Production Fund
The Sustainable Co-production Fund is supporting five museums to collaborate with systemically excluded communities as part of the Delivering Change programme,