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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 33m

The Scottish Museum of Empire, Slavery, Colonialism and Migration has launched their exhibition Then and Now: Re-membering the Lives and Work of Scottish BME Communities, in partnership with @womenslibrary.bsky.social and University of Strathclyde's DeCoGLAM Project. @angusrobertson.bsky.social

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3 adults stand together, smiling at the camera. The adult in the middle has long grey hair and medium light skin. The other two have dark hair, and medium dark skin.

Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 5h

📢 Registrations are open for this year’s Intangible Cultural Heritage conference on 14th November at Perth Theatre.

This event is for anyone interested in ICH or living heritage, including practitioners and people working for culture/heritage organisations.

Register here: buff.ly/isnzBbN

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 23h

As part of Museums Futures, we are offering twelve museums the opportunity to attend VisitScotland’s travel trade event, Connect. We will also be running a webinar with VisitScotland on the 22nd October to discuss Connect. Find out more on our website: buff.ly/lcQ6ce8

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 4d

As part of the Museum Futures programme, we have partnered with Museums and Heritage Highland to host The Lunch & Learn session: Working with the Travel Trade, an event designed to help museum professionals understand how to work effectively with the travel trade.

Find out more: buff.ly/3BG1WlN

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 5d

📅October marks #BlackHistoryMonth and Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights has published this year's programme of activities happening in venues across Scotland & online.

🔗 Programme details: buff.ly/gYD0kht

📸: Artwork by Billy Gérard Frank as part of the Palimpsest exhibition at Paxton House.

A colourful poster with text at the top which reads "the interest of Scotland considered." Text further down reads "Thoughts and sentiments of the evil and wicked traffic of the slavery and commerce of the human species".

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 7d

We've partnered with SCVO as part of the Museums Futures programme to offer 20 funded spaces on a 12-month HR Support Programme designed for museums and galleries in Scotland.
Apply by 10th October to secure your place: buff.ly/NlBb1pn

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 7d

Happy Scottish Museums Day! Today we're celebrating the mighty efforts of the museum staff and volunteers who tirelessly research, conserve, interpret, display and promote Scotland’s #MightyObjects. A huge well done to the incredible people who make Scotland’s museums special!

#ScottishMuseumsDay

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An adult who has light skin and red hair and is wearing a green jumper holds a measuring tape against a green silk dress. A lamp shines an intense white light onto the dress.

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 7d

🌱 What actions are you taking for #ScotClimateWeek? Our 2024-25 Climate Report highlights how we tackled the Planetary Crises through resilience, mitigation, and adaptation across the museum sector last year.

Read our full Climate Report at www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/climate-repo...

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 9d

🌏 We're excited to launch our Climate and Nature Planning Course as part of the Museum Futures programme. This free 1-day course is designed to support museums to identify opportunities for resilience and build planetary action into their organisational plans.

🔗Find out more: buff.ly/CuaEjrh

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 9d

🌈 BLOG | We’re working to make Scotland’s museum sector a safer and more welcoming place for LGBTQ+ people. In our latest blog post we share the details of our LGBTQ+ Action Plan and the progress we’ve made towards attaining the LGBT Youth Scotland Charter: buff.ly/jPbMsTp

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 10d

⛳ Today is National Sporting Heritage Day! Many museums in Scotland hold memories of sports, some even dedicated entirely to a specific sport. Museums can celebrate by showcasing sports collections, sharing stories, and hosting events.

Find out what some museums are doing: buff.ly/MTctfOv

Two out of focus Trophies with a museum display in the background of Scottish football memorabilia, behind a glass case, Items in the case include an ornate banner bearing the title "Partick Thistle", several blue and white football tops and printed publications. A title "A Story of Coal Seams & Football Dreams" is displayed above the exhibit.

Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 10d

🎉We're pleased to announce that we've awarded over £56,000 to two community groups in Shetland and Dundee through the Delivering Change: Community Catalysts programme.

🔗Read the full story: buff.ly/Lth6iCN

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 11d

🌳This Climate Week we’re highlighting ‘Preserving Pasts, Imagining Futures’, a case study from National Galleries of Scotland and the National Library of Scotland. This project explored Scotland’s evolving landscapes due to climatic, societal and technological changes. Find out more: buff.ly/6GV4aUh

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 13d

📢We're offering bursaries to cover the cost of attending Arts Marketing Association's Digital Marketing Day as an online delegate on 20th Nov.
This is a great opportunity for those in the museum sector with marketing responsibilities as part of their role.

Apply by 6th Oct: buff.ly/K63Sdqz

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 14d

⛵ For #NationalInnovationWeek, Ashleigh at Dundee Heritage Trust shares how museums can use innovative thinking to attract audiences and bring in revenue.

Museum Futures gives museums the funding and support to try new ideas and ways of working: museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/museum-futures/

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 15d

🎉 September is East and South East Asian (ESEA) Heritage Month. Each year besea.n publishes a programme highlighting events and activities from heritage organisations that are celebrating the month. Submit an event or activity to be included in their 2026 programme: buff.ly/dGQJkOR

Poster for besea.n titled "Reframing Resilience 2025" displayed vertically down the centre on a vibrant pink background, Colourful flowers and leaves frame the page.

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 15d

💼 We're hiring! We're looking for a Senior Museum Development Manager (job share) to join our team.

17.5 hours per week
Permanent contract
Starting salary: £45,812 pro rata (£22,906)
Edinburgh/Hybrid
Closing date: 13 October 2025 at 9am

🔗More info: buff.ly/1C68YYM

Senior museum development manager
17.5 hours per week
Permanent contract
Starting salary: £45,812 pro rata (£22,906)
Edinburgh/Hybrid
Closing date: 13 October 2025 at 9am

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 16d

📸 We've just launched a new round of our bursary for museum marketing photography. Accredited and non-Accredited museum organisations in Scotland can apply for up to £1,000 to spend on commissioning photography for marketing purposes.

Applications close at 9am on 20th October 2025.

Bursary for museum marketing photography - Museums Galleries Scotland

Boost your marketing by applying for up to £1,000 to pay for new photographs of your museum or gallery.

www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 21d

🌱 The Stirling Smith created ‘Ailie’s Garden’, a thriving biodiverse space showcasing native Scottish habitats and supporting local wildlife. Since adding an eco-friendly events cabin in 2021, the museum has hosted everything from school sessions to music festivals.

Find out more: buff.ly/oHQZTSf

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 22d

🗞Explore our latest updates in our September newsletter.
Highlights this month include:
👋 An introduction to our Museum Futures delivery team
📸 Bursaries of up to £1,000 for marketing photography
💬 Access to free HR support as part of the Museum Futures programme

🔗: mailchi.mp/3ff9bcc37831...

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 24d

🎉 We're pleased to announce that £67,810 has been awarded to 4 museum organisations through the latest round of the Creative Minds Fund, thanks to support from the Baring Foundation.

Find out more: buff.ly/7EvcaIh

"MGS news. Over £67,000 awarded to support arts and mental health initiatives across Scotland's museums".

"The Collections Creatives project will allow us to provide a creative and immersive learning and development opportunity for young people dealing with mental health issues.

“The project will allow the young participants to engage deeply with our collections, to discover their creativity and share their creative output. - Professor Steph Scholten, Director of The Hunterian

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 26d

St Andrews Heritage Museum is reopening today after a major redevelopment. Congrats to the museum team for all their work; the results are fantastic! 🎉
We're pleased to have supported the redevelopment by providing funding towards staff costs, object conservation and the refurbishment of their roof.

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A museum gallery with white walls and a wooden first-floor balcony. Models of medieval stone buildings are displayed on a plinth in the middle of the gallery.

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 27d

🦅 The Falconer Museum in #Forres is welcoming visitors today for the first time since 2019! This Doors Open Day event takes place ahead of their official reopening next year under the management of a new independent body. We welcome this milestone and wish the museum team the best of luck!

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 29d

For our Museum Futures programme, we've partnered with SCVO to offer 20 funded spaces on a 12-month HR Support Programme designed for museums and galleries in Scotland without a dedicated HR rep who want expert guidance to strengthen their HR practices. Find out more and apply here: buff.ly/H9tr6B7

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · Sep 9

📢 Museums in Scotland can apply for up to £60,000 through our Museum Development Fund. Applications are currently open for round 2 of the fund which supports museums to undertake strategic, sustainable development projects.

Applications close 1st October: buff.ly/qyADibY

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Text that reads:

"open to Scottish museum organisations.
Available grant: £5,000 - £60,000
Expression of interest deadline: 17th September 2025
Application deadline: 1st October 2025"

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