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Museums Galleries Scotland
@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk
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We're the national development body for Scotland's museum sector, supporting museums and galleries through funding, advocacy, advice, and events. 🏛️
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We had a fantastic day in Dundee yesterday! Many thanks to @vadundee.bsky.social and Dundee Heritage Trust for welcoming our team for our quarterly all staff away day. This was a great opportunity for us to set aside time to work collaboratively and see some fantastic exhibitions!
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February 13, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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📝Our latest blog post shares the progress we’ve made so far in our anti-oppression journey: highlighting changes made across MGS and how continuous learning and staff training are helping us build long term, sustainable change.
🔗Find out more: lnkd.in/eSxviMMi
📸 Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum
Someone is looking away from us towards a Gallery wall. The wall is dark blue and has paintings hanging in bright, golden frames. The largest painting depicts an adult with dark skin and a red shawl, smoking a pipe.
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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🧵 This is a great example of community-led engagement! This beautiful banner was created by an LGBTQ+ youth group at for the Centenary Exhibition at Kirkcaldy Galleries.

The group led on this with support from Curators Jane and Janice, who have shared their approach on our website: buff.ly/34XEca5
Four people stand in a gallery holding a colourful patchwork banner. There is a young person with light skin, long brown hair, and a demin jacket covered in badges; an adult with light skin and shoulder-length blonde hair; an adult with light skin, shoulder-length light brown hair and glasses; and a young person with light skin, short wavy dark brown hair, and a black jacket covered in studs.
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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🌈 Happy #LGBTHistoryMonth! To celebrate, we’ve invited three museums to share how they’re addressing the under-representation of LGBTQ+ people and themes in their exhibitions and displays. Read the 'Diversity on Display' series on our website: buff.ly/86mgsDS
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February 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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📨 Find our latest stories, events and funding opportunities in our January Connect newsletter!

🔗 Read the newsletter: buff.ly/52TPBAM

🔗 Sign up to our mailing list: buff.ly/mRcmRFC
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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✅ The 2026 Scottish Elections are on the horizon, and we’re calling for politicians to recognise that #MuseumsMatter. Read our 4 key asks for political parties and find out how you can get involved in our campaign: buff.ly/H2gkBCr
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January 27, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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🎉We've awarded £543,299 to nine museum organisations through round 2 of the Repair and Adaptation Fund. The funding will support essential repairs and conservation work, while also helping museums reduce their environmental impact and improve accessibility.
Find out more: buff.ly/mWgOBxp
An outfit on display within a glass case. The outfit consists of a white wide-neck blouse with ornate patterns down the sleeves, a red, green, and yellow patterned bag and a red and yellow belt. Over the image is text that reads "MGS news. Over 500k awarded to support vital repairs and sustainable futures for Scotland’s museums" "Support of this kind is increasingly vital in enabling museums to keep historic sites in good repair... As Scotland’s national maritime museum and the home of a Recognised Collection of National Significance, this funding will help us protect both the building and the collections it houses for the long term.” Quote from Matthew Bellhouse Moran, Executive Director at the scottish maritime museum
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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Come along to our webinar on unlocking museum audience insights on the 11th of February! We will be hearing from the fantastic Christina Lister, an audience development and marketing consultant and author of ‘Marketing Strategy for Museums’.

Sign up here: buff.ly/dDU9say
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January 26, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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We held a fantastic event at @edinburghprints.bsky.social last week for recipients of our Leadership Capacity Fund, as part of the Museum Futures programme. It was great to meet in person, and we look forward to catching up again soon!

@scottishgov.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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The RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch starts today! The UK’s biggest citizen science wildlife survey is a great way to encourage visitors to connect with nature, and engage with families. What birds have you seen at your museum?

Submit your findings here: buff.ly/J4NFcVb
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January 23, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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Kids in Museums have a great series of free online events coming up across January, February and March!
Find out more on our website: buff.ly/MTn0MmY

📸 The Tall Ship Glenlee | c. Martin Shields
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January 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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Modern Apprenticeships 📢 We have 3 Lunch & Learn sessions (online + free) coming up which will give you an overview of different types of Modern Apprenticeships, what they entail and why they might be valuable.

Find out more & book your space: buff.ly/JoPe0lf

📸 Modern One, NGS
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January 14, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Are you interested in the new National Inventory of Living Heritage? We are looking for examples of Living Heritage from around the country, from oral traditions, to culinary practises. Our first online information session will be on the 22nd of January at 6pm. Sign up here: buff.ly/sWp5ZBp
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January 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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🎉Over £280,000 has been awarded to five organisations through the Museum Development Fund.

From Dundee to Shetland, the funded projects aim to enhance community engagement, upgrade facilities, and improve collections management.

Find out more: buff.ly/kjERlWw
January 12, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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Do you want to hear how your museum can contribute to the upcoming MGS election campaign? Come to our advocacy webinar on the 22nd of January. This is your opportunity to be among the first to learn about the campaign. Sign up now and make sure your voice is heard!

Sign up here: buff.ly/8u2KDsH
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January 9, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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❄️ Our office will be closed for the winter break from 22nd December to 5th January. Our shared inboxes may not be monitored during this time, and our main phoneline will only be available until 4pm on the 22nd. From everyone at MGS — thank you for a fantastic 2025, and enjoy the festive season! 🎉
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December 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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🌟Save the Date🌟 Scotland’s Museums and Galleries Strategy Symposium 2026 will be taking place on Wednesday 4th March, at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

Programme information and bookings links will be made public at the beginning of 2026.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Applications are open for the Art Fund’s Museum of the Year award! The award aims to celebrate outstanding work and projects across UK museums. Any UK-based public museum, gallery, historic place, library or archive is eligible. The deadline is 19th January. Find out more here
Art Fund Museum of the Year 2026
The world’s biggest museum prize is back.
www.artfund.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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📢 Museums can submit expression of interest for the second round of our Small Grants Fund until 7th January & apply by 21st January.
Accredited museums can apply for up to £15,000 and non-accredited museums can apply for up to £10,000!
Find out more: buff.ly/XyTvJSB
📸 Glenfinnan Station Museum
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December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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We are now more than halfway through Delivering Change, our collective effort programme to restructure as organisations based on anti-oppressive principles.
Find out more in the impact report on our website: museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/project/delivering-change/
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December 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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🎉 7 partnerships across Scotland have been awarded a share of £62,904 as part of Protection through Connection, a project developed by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Partnership and funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players. 🔗Find out more: buff.ly/KZHoQZC
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December 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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As St Andrew’s Day approaches, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the outstanding work of museums and galleries across Scotland. Our #ScotlandHighlights2025 are just some of the many achievements that deserve recognition. What you are most proud of about your museum or gallery this year?
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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We are at the Scottish Towns Conference in Glasgow today! Our Research Manager Heather will be at our stall all day to discuss the role museums can play in place-based working, and in building resilient, inclusive communities across Scotland.

Don’t forget to say hi if you’re attending!

#STP25
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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📢Applications are now open for Developing my Leadership 2026! This programme is delivered over 6 full days online by the social enterprise academy. Find out more: museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/event/developing-my-leadership-2026/
📸 Edinburgh City Art Centre, c. Rob McDougall | 🎨Ade Adesina
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November 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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💬BLOG | In this blog, Peter Hewitt, ICH Project Co-ordinator at MGS reflects on the exciting programme of activities at the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Scotland Conference which took place in Perth earlier this month: buff.ly/9YgywSz
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November 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM