Protection through Connection: Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Scotland
The ‘Protection Through Connection’ project will help communities to record, showcase and safeguard their own cultural traditions.
Introduction to Canva
Canva makes designing and creating engaging content quick and easy, perfect for busy business owners! This webinar introduces the basics of designing with Canva.
MGS urges sustained investment in 2026-27 Budget to safeguard sector’s future
Our submission to the pre-budget scrutiny calls on politicians to commit to multi-year funding, increased capital investment, and a fair share of culture funding.
15 organisations share £157,715 through the Small Grants Fund
We’re pleased to announce that £157,715 has been awarded to 15 organisations across Scotland through the Small Grants Fund.
MGS publishes 2024-25 Annual Review and Climate Report
We've outlined our responsibilities, achievements, and strategic development in our Annual Review and Climate Report for 2024-25.
Annual Review 2024-25
CEO Lucy Casot reflects on our work to support Scotland's museum sector and deliver the objectives of Scotland's Museums and Galleries Strategy.
Climate Report 2024-25
This report highlights the work we've undertaken to develop climate resilience, mitigation, and adaptation within the museum sector in Scotland.
V&A Dundee achieves LGBT Youth Scotland Charter
We welcome the news that V&A Dundee has been awarded an LGBT Youth Scotland Charter, signalling their commitment to creating an LGBTQ+ inclusive environment for their workforce and audiences.
£125k awarded to community groups in Scotland to support collaborative work with museums
Today, Museums Galleries Scotland announces that £125,000 has been awarded to five community groups across Scotland as part of the Delivering Change: Community Catalysts programme.
Find Climate Help and Support Through Green Networks
Find examples of networks that may be useful to museums, or their staff looking to take and support climate action.
Focus on: health and wellbeing in action
Museum workers from across Scotland highlight how museums and galleries can use collections, partnerships, and events to support the health and wellbeing of their communities.
Returning a Benin Bronze to its rightful place: Benin City
In 2021, the University of Aberdeen returned a looted Benin Bronze from their collection to the Oba of Benin, becoming the first UK institution to agree to an unconditional return of a Benin Bronze. Neil Curtis, from University of Aberdeen, outlines the process of giving back a pillaged object without a repatriation request being made.