Reveal and Connect: African and Caribbean Collections in Scottish Museums

Date: 10th December

Time: 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Organiser: National Museums Scotland

Venue: Online

Cost: Free

Reveal and Connect: African and Caribbean Collections in Scottish Museums is a partnership project that has undertaken a national review of African and Caribbean collections held in museums across Scotland and developed a collaborative network with museums in Africa and the Caribbean and descendent communities in Scotland.

The project, funded by Museums Galleries Scotland, is led by National Museums Scotland; Glasgow Life; The Hunterian, University of Glasgow; and University of Aberdeen Museums & Special Collections, in partnership with 32 museum collections across Scotland.

Find out more about Reveal and Connect: African and Caribbean Collections in Scottish Museums.

This online event is an opportunity to hear how the project is helping museums across Scotland to gain a better understanding and overview of African and Caribbean collections. We will also discover how this work is already facilitating new partnerships, collaborations and wider audience engagement with these collections.

We will hear from:

• Project curator, Dr Nikki Grout, who will present a summary and highlights of the review.
• Steering Group members Annelize Kotze, Iziko Museums of South Africa, and Dr Shani Roper, University of the West Indies Museum, who will share their reflections on the project.
• Scottish museums, who will share ongoing and planned legacy projects.

NMS will share a more detailed agenda and a link to the collections review report before the event.