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Empire, Slavery & Scotland's Museums Project Research

Summary

The Empire, Slavery & Scotland’s Museums project, sponsored by the Scottish Government, explored how Scotland’s museums can contribute to our understanding of the legacies of empire, colonialism, and historic slavery.

In 2021- 2022 a national consultation was held to establish public and expert perspectives on how museums can contribute to our understanding of the legacies of empire, colonialism, and historic slavery. As a result of this project, and based on the evidence gathered, the project Steering Group have made a set of recommendations to the Scottish Government.

In developing the recommendations, the Steering Group looked broadly at potential mechanisms for addressing the legacies of empire, colonialism, and historic slavery in museum spaces and through collections. They were supported by the following bodies of research:

  • Glasgow Museums
  • Intercultural Youth Scotland
  • Museums Galleries Scotland
  • Rachel Forrest
  • The Diffley Partnership
Chattel slavery survey
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Empire and colonialism survey
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Report of museums/heritage workforce focus groups
(PDF, 378 KB)
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Intercultural Youth Scotland report
(PDF, 4 MB)
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Public research report by The Diffley Partnership
(PDF, 1,011 KB)
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Glasgow museums: Doing justice to the past and present
(PDF, 960 KB)
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Empire, Slavery, and Scotland's museums recommendations
(PDF, 581 KB)
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Empire, Slavery, and Scotland's museums guide
(PDF, 3 MB)
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Empire, Slavery, and Scotland's museums evaluation report
(PDF, 444 KB)
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Project Documentation

ESSM Project Overview
(PDF, 244 KB)
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ESSM Steering Group Terms and Conditions
(PDF, 194 KB)
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Meeting Minutes January 2021
(PDF, 153 KB)
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Meeting Minutes February 2021
(PDF, 124 KB)
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Meeting Minutes March 2021
(PDF, 130 KB)
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Meeting Minutes May 2021
(PDF, 161 KB)
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Meeting Minutes July 2021
(PDF, 149 KB)
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Meeting Minutes August 2021
(PDF, 181 KB)
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Meeting Minutes November 2021
(PDF, 175 KB)
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Meeting Minutes January 2022
(PDF, 119 KB)
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Meeting Minutes March 2022
(PDF, 133 KB)
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