Creating loan boxes with Leeds museum
Emily Nelson, Learning and Access Officer at Leeds Museums and Galleries has written this guide on creating loan boxes for schools.
Creating a family friendly environment on reopening
As museums gradually re-open their venues safely and reconnect with audiences we continue our support for museums and galleries learning provision. MGS aims to support museum learning practitioners and enable them to provide a safe, welcoming environment and quality programmes for their audiences and visitors.
Welcoming Families and Young People With Autism Training
Kids in Museums have written a blog on the ‘Welcoming Families and Young People with Autism’ training sessions that MGS ran in May 2021, in partnership with Claire Madge, founder of Autism in Museums.
Curating Discomfort at the Hunterian Museum
MGS caught up with Zandra ahead of the Knowledge Exchange to learn more about the ‘Curating Discomfort’ project:
Creating a family friendly environment on reopening
As museums gradually re-open their venues safely and reconnect with audiences we continue our support for museums and galleries learning provision. MGS aims to support museum learning practitioners and enable them to provide a safe, welcoming environment and quality programmes for their audiences and visitors.
Anti-racist practice examples in museums
Find resources that give examples, advice, and ask questions of anti-racist practice in museums and galleries in Scotland, the UK, and internationally.
Marketing Toolkit
Our Marketing Toolkit will help you with your marketing activity. It includes information on knowing your audiences, where and how to market, developing your branding, and improving your photography.
Public Relations (PR) Toolkit
We've developed a PR Toolkit to help you with your PR activity. This includes advice on which channels to use, how to write a press release, and how you can work with influencers.
Taking part in Pride Month
June is Pride Month! We've collated some examples of events, exhibitions, and online activities to help museums and galleries take part in this annual event.
Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Community Stories Programme
This is an overview of the ICH support that was available to organisations funded through the Year of Stories 2022 Community Stories Fund and its impacts. It includes links to useful training videos, case studies and listings on the ICH Scotland website.
Taking part in Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller History Month
We've collated some resources and activity prompts to help museums and galleries commemorate this annual event.