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Have your say on the Culture Strategy for Scotland

Help us put forward a clear and consistent message and highlight the full role that Scotland’s museums sector plays in Scotland’s cultural landscape.

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Funding

Find all funding available from MGS for museums and galleries.

Advice

Access our full advice guides on sector topics. Includes collections care, training volunteers and analysing visitor data.

Accreditation & Recognition

Find out more about the schemes and how to apply.

Skills and Events

Includes training sessions, workshops, conferences and symposia.

Research

Includes sector research and evaluations.

About Us

Our role in the sector, the National Strategy and our latest projects.

There’s more to a good coach than a snappy waistcoat

10 July 2018

Tamsin Russell is the professional development officer for the Museums Association. She leads their CPD programmes that have a mentoring component, and shares her thoughts on why a mentor can...

Rethinking Leadership

10 July 2018

We are living in a fast changing, global world with increasing demands, reducing budgets, increased competition for audiences, daily confusion surrounding Brexit, and a pace of technological change that is...

Accreditation ‘visitation’ – no need for consternation!

09 July 2018

If you’re applying for Accreditation we may select you to receive a ‘verification visit’ from one of the MGS assessors. Yes – we know it may sound a little intimidating,...