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Knowledge Exchange sessions
Our Knowledge Exchange events bring the museum sector together to share practical experience and learn from one another. Each session features speakers from across Scotland’s museums and galleries talking through how they approached a piece of work, what they learned, and what they would do differently.
The topics range widely, from inclusive interpretation and working with communities to marketing, sustainability, and collections care. Browse the recordings below to support your professional development and find ideas you can put into practice.
Knowledge Exchange: Heritage organisations supporting Scottish Travellers with Progress in Dialogue
In this recorded Knowledge Exchange event, Davie Donaldson from Progress in Dialogue, talks about how heritage organisations can engage with and support Scottish Travellers and their heritage.
Knowledge Exchange: Removing Class Barriers with Museum as Muck
In this recorded Knowledge Exchange event Michelle McGrath, from Museum as Muck, explains class barriers within the museum workforce and explores how they can be dismantled.
Knowledge Exchange: Accessible Futures
This Knowledge Exchange explores how organisations can promote genuine inclusion through co-production and working to dismantle barriers for people with additional support needs.
Knowledge Exchange: Safe as Houses: Making Your Museum A Safe Haven in the Hardest Times
This Knowledge Exchange event explores working compassionately with trauma symptoms including addiction, depression and psychosis.
Knowledge Exchange: Planning permission and climate
This Knowledge Exchange event explored how museums across Scotland are navigating the planning permission process and climate-related projects in the museum sector.
Knowledge Exchange: Finding your place
In this Knowledge Exchange event, speakers discuss how museums across Scotland are implementing place-based approaches.
Knowledge Exchange: Learning for sustainability
In this Knowledge Exchange event from Museums Galleries Scotland, speakers discuss how museums and heritage organisations can facilitate the education of young people on climate action.
Knowledge Exchange: Working with influencers
This Knowledge Exchange event explored how museums and galleries can work with influencers to effectively promote their venues.
Knowledge Exchange: Health & Wellbeing in Museums
This Knowledge Exchange event explored how museums and galleries can help to improve health and wellbeing within their communities as well as how they can effectively work in partnership with health and social care practitioners.