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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.

Skills for the Future: Gaining skills, confidence and experience

21 May 2018

Kayleigh Scott reflects on the skills she gained as a Museum Collections Intern in Dumfries Museum as part of the MGS Interns programme in 2013-14. The programme was a precursor to...

Skills for the Future: From Intern to Curator

09 May 2018

Hope Busák took part in the MGS Interns Programme, which ran from 2011-2014 and supported 40 paid one-year internships for new entrants to the museums sector workforce. The programme was a precursor...

Museum Connections: on the road again

09 May 2018

Q. What has 44 legs and loves a behind the scenes tour of a collections store? A. MGS! Last August MGS embarked on the very popular Museum Connections programme. If...