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Empire, Slavery & Scotland's Museums Consultation

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Making Your Museum Cycle-Friendly

September 2021

In this blog Victoria Hawkins, MGS Quality Assurance Manager, gives tops tips to make your museum cycle- friendly...

Dismantling Barriers in the Heritage Sector Through Workplace Development

August 2021

In 2020 James began an SVQ in Museums and Galleries Practice whilst working at The Scottish Maritime Museum. In this blog he describes his route into the heritage sector, the...

Welcoming Families and Young People With Autism Training

August 2021

Kids in Museums have written a blog on the ‘Welcoming families and young people with autism’ training sessions that MGS ran in May 2021, in partnership with Claire Madge, founder...