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Scottish Museums Federation
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Representing members of Scotland's cultural sector since the 1930s.

🏺 Museums
🎨 Galleries
📜 Archives
🏛️ Heritage sites

https://www.scottishmuseumsfederation.org.uk/
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🗣 Just us on Wednesday for the third in our series of Lunchtime Talks with SMF!

Hear from Dr Maria Maclennan & John Lawson on the Edinburgh 900 Project - ‘Edinburgh’s First Burghers’.

10 December, 12.30-1pm. Free for members | £3 for non-members.

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Lunchtime Talks with SMF: Edinburgh 900 Project
Join us as we hear from different experts across the sector on a quick lunchtime talk!
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December 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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🗣 Our next Lunchtime Talk with SMF is tomorrow! Introducing Phenomenal Bodies, a new initiative reshaping how we engage with the human body.

Join Dr Emily Hanson & Dr Billy Rough at 12.30pm on International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
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Lunchtime Talks with SMF: Phenomenal Bodies
Join us as we hear from different experts across the sector on a quick lunchtime talk!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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🗣 The first of our 30-min Lunchtime Talks with SMF is coming up! This session will explore ivory in museum collections - past, present, and future.

Join us and speaker Caitlin Jamison on 26 November at 12.30pm. Free for members, £3 for non-members.

🔗 Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-...
Lunchtime Talks with SMF: Ivory in Museums
Join us as we hear from different experts across the sector on a quick lunchtime talk!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Lunchtime talks with SMF! A series of bite-sized online events open to everyone:

📅 26 Nov - Ivory in Museums w/ Caitlin Jamison
📅 3 Dec - Phenomenal Bodies w/ Dr Hanson & Dr Rough
📅 10 Dec - Edinburgh 900 Project w/ Dr Maclennan & John Lawson

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November 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Here’s Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Museum’s #ScottishMuseumsDay submission for #MightyObjects

Our dinosaurs (Brachiosaur tail bone and two Iguanodont bones, all from the Isle of Wight) which are back on display for the Big Birthday Weekend (Sat 11th and Sun 12th Oct!) 🦕

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A museum display on a wooden floor featuring three fossils, two toy dinosaurs (one grey and one yellow), and three white number cards A museum display on a wooden bookcase featuring three fossils, two toy dinosaurs (one grey and one yellow), and three white number cards. To the right of the display is a small white information card about the fossils in the display
October 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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That’s a wrap on #ScottishMuseumsDay 2025! 🎉

Huge thanks to everyone who shared their #MightyObjects – from bloomers & knickers to ships, salmon, dinosaur fossils, & jute machines. A mighty reminder of how diverse & fascinating Scotland’s collections are and why we need to keep supporting them. 🏛️✨
October 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Happy #ScottishMuseumsDay! 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This year's theme is #MightyObjects, and we want to highlight one of our favourite museums- The Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther, Fife.

#ScottishFisheriesMuseum #Anstruther #Scotland #Dogs #Travel @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk @scottishmuseums.bsky.social
Our Golden Retriever explorers, Arthur (on the left) and Walter (on the right) pose in front of the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther. The massive boat, Research, on display in one of the galleries at the Scottish Fisheries Museum.
October 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Today marks #ScottishMuseumDay & I visited our new Clydebank Museum to learn more about our historical legacy.

I encourage everyone to go immerse yourself in our past; from our world-renowned Singer sewing machines to our ship building roots. Admission is free!

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October 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Happy Scottish Museums Day! Today we're celebrating the mighty efforts of the museum staff and volunteers who tirelessly research, conserve, interpret, display and promote Scotland’s #MightyObjects. A huge well done to the incredible people who make Scotland’s museums special!

#ScottishMuseumsDay
An adult with curly brown hair, wearing a cowboy hat, and a black t-shirt with "Deaf Staff" written on the back, stands on an elevated part of a boat, gazing out over the deck below. An adult who has light skin and red hair and is wearing a green jumper holds a measuring tape against a green silk dress. A lamp shines an intense white light onto the dress. A smiling adult with light skin, short brown hair, and a grey and brown beard holds a tool as they work on the inside of an upturned wooden boat.
October 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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The Halls are proof that heritage isn’t always something you can pick up or move, sometimes it’s the very space where history happens.

What part of Maryhill’s heritage are you most proud of?

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October 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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It’s #ScottishMuseumsDay and we’re shining a light on our mightiest ‘object’: Maryhill Burgh Halls!

Opened in 1878 as the civic home of the old Burgh, they are more than just a building. They’ve seen generations of Maryhill life, from council decisions to community dances.
Photo of Maryhill Burgh Halls in the sun. A Victorian building developed onto two floors. A doors n the middle, two windows on each side and 5 windows on the top floor.
October 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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For #ScottishMuseumsDay (3 Oct) we’ve rounded up some of our favourite #MathsWeekScot museum activities from across the country!

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#mathstoday #UKMathsChat #kidsinmuseums #tmwyk
The photograph shows a table with large fern leaves and stacks of paper, along with some paint and paint rollers. Two sheets of paper show prints of fern leaves that have been made with the paint and rollers.
October 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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It’s #ScottishMuseumsDay! 🎉

This year’s theme is #MightyObjects – the biggest, tallest, heaviest & most surprising treasures in Scotland’s collections.

Head out, explore museums near & far, and share your monumental finds today! 🏛️✨
October 3, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Scottish Museums Day is tomorrow and we're going BIG! 💥

From giant fossils to towering sculptures and shipyard legends. Visit a museum, find some #MightyObjects, and share them with us by using #ScottishMuseumsDay!
October 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Just 3 days to go!

On 3 October, join us in celebrating #ScottishMuseumsDay by seeking out Scotland’s #MightyObjects - the biggest, tallest, and heaviest treasures in our museums.

Visit, explore, and share your discoveries using the above hashtags!
September 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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One week to go! On 3 October we'll celebrate Scottish Museums Day 2025! 🎉

This year’s theme is #MightyObjects – the largest, tallest, heaviest, & most surprising treasures in Scotland’s collections.

Share your finds & tag us using #MightyObjects + #ScottishMuseumsDay!
September 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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We’re going BIG for #ScottishMuseumsDay 2025! 🎉

Following last year’s #TinyTreasures, this year is all about #MightyObjects - the largest, tallest, heaviest, & most surprising items in Scottish collections.

Share your finds with us on 3 October!
September 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Save the date! Scottish Museums Day is back on 3 October 2025! 🎉

We’ll be celebrating the incredible collections in Scotland’s museums, galleries, libraries, archives, & heritage sites.

This year’s theme drops soon. Stay tuned! 👀

#ScottishMuseumsDay
September 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Our friends at @socantscot.bsky.social invite you to a free hybrid talk: Reinterpreting the Past to Explain the Present and Reimagine the Future, with Nelson Cummins on colonial histories in Glasgow Museums.

📆 Thu 2 October, 6-8pm
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Reinterpreting the Past to Explain the Present and Reimagine the Future
This hybrid talk will be presented by Nelson Cummins, Curator of Legacies of Slavery and Empire at Glasgow Museums.
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September 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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🗣 Elections 2025 are open! SMF is seeking new Committee members to help shape the future of Scotland’s museums.

Roles: President, Secretary, & Membership Officer
Deadline: 29 September

Your voice can make a difference!
🗳 👉 www.scottishmuseumsfederation.org.uk/elections
August 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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📢 Museum Mentor Opportunity!

The Museum of Communication in Burntisland is looking for a mentor to support its reaccreditation. Volunteer-run, board meetings mostly on Zoom, open May–Sept and by appt.

📧 Contact Marion McLean: enquiries@mocft.co.uk
👉 More info: www.museumofcommunication.org.uk
Museum Of Communication
www.museumofcommunication.org.uk
August 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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From Pit to Pitch is now open at National Mining Museum Scotland! ⚒️⚽

Explore how Scotland’s coalfields shaped generations of footballing talent and pride.

🎟 Admission included with your museum ticket
📅 Summer events on now
👉 www.nationalminingmuseum.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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NEW BLOG: Scones & Stories 🍰

Curating an exhibition in a busy café? Lynne Clark reveals how tea, scones & chats at Charles Michies Pharmacy sparked hidden histories & community spirit for its 100th anniversary.

👉 Read more: scottishmuseumsfederation.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/s...
June 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Beneath the Waves – now open at the Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine! 🌊

Explore award-winning underwater photography, drawings from a Hope Spot, and rare pottery recovered from a shipwreck near Arran.

www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/exhibitions/...

📸 Graeme Bruce | Christina Riley | Lawson Wood
June 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Don't know about you, but we're still buzzing from #SMFConference2025!

A huge thank you to everyone who attended, spoke, supported, or made it happen. We’re a volunteer-run org, so your generosity means the world.

Want to help shape next year’s event? Keep an eye out for our Committee elections!
May 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM