Supporting Scotland's Museums and Galleries

Discover the wide range of opportunities and support available to the sector to help deliver the new strategy for Scotland’s museums and galleries.

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A teenager with medium-light skin and long brown hair, a teenager with medium-dark skin and short brown hair, and a teenager with light skin and long red hair stand in front of a display of bicycles. The teenager with medium-dark skin points up at the ceiling and smiles.

A large three-storey building with white walls and a ark grey slate roof. Frost covers a fountain and lawn in front of the building.

Groups of adults stand at a line of tables and engage in discussion. The tables are covered in pamphlets and booklets.

A line of display cases containing sculptures and artefacts relating to Scottish artist George Wyllie. This includes a model of a ferry, a locomotive, and a large metal sculpture of a bird of prey.

A digital camera on a tripod, aimed at a taxidermy bird on a wooden perch. Next to the camera is a 3D scan of the bird displayed on a laptop screen.

Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) is the national development body for Scotland’s museum sector. We support 455 museums and galleries through strategic investment, advice, workforce development, and advocacy.

455

Museums & Galleries

supported by us in Scotland

257

Accredited Museums

across Scotland meet the UK Museum Accreditation Standard

£2.1 million

In MGS Grants Funding

awarded to museums and galleries in 2023/24

39

MGS learning opportunities

provided to the sector in 2023/24

Strategy

Scotland's Museums and Galleries Strategy 2023-2030

Visit the Strategy Hub to discover the priority areas and outcomes of the new strategy for Scotland’s museums and galleries. Explore films, case studies, and other guidance to find out how the strategy will be delivered by MGS and the museum sector.

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