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An adult wearing a white jacket delivers a speech in front of a busy auditorium.
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Building on the success of the Strategy Symposium
CEO Lucy Casot reflects on the key themes which emerged from the Strategy Symposium and calls for museums and galleries to share feedback about their progress on the aims of the strategy.
A stone carving of an ancient Egyptian king sitting. Behind are pale blue tiles.
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Egypt, the land of museums!
In this blog Abeer Eladany, University of Aberdeen Museums and Special Collections, talks about a recent trip to visit museums in Egypt, the changes taking place in them, and connections to Scotland.
A large neoclassical house, made of pale red stone, in a rural setting. The house has two large wings and a courtyard with a lawn.
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Focus On: Place
Find out how to achieve the place-based aims of Scotland's Museums and Galleries Strategy with the resources in this practical guide.
A young adult with a medium-light skin tone and long wavy black hair stands in front of a red wooden shelving unit. Colourful glass vases are displayed on the shelves.
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Focus On: Diversity
This practical guide contains a range of resources which can help museums and galleries to improve the diversity of the museum sector workforce.
An adult with long blonde hair and their back turned to the camera looks out from a first-floor balcony inside a long hall. The hall has a pointed wooden roof supported by slender white metal pillars.
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Focus On: Health & Wellbeing
Read the resources in this guide to find out how Scotland's museums and galleries can have a positive impact on the mental and physical health of their communities.
A small group of adults sit on a stone wall overlooking a shallow body of water. Two of the adults discuss some notes written in a notebook.
The Power to Act: Sharing Climate Pledges
How can museums and galleries amplify the voice of climate action in their communities? Get inspired to make a difference by reading these pledges shared by museum workers at a recent MGS climate action workshop.
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Focus On: Financial Resilience
This guide is full of resources to help you develop the financial resilience of your museum or gallery. It includes advice on fundraising, retail, grants, and training.
Three adults pose for a selfie in front of rolling hills, green trees, and a long red stone viaduct. The adult on the left has light skin, brown hair in a ponytail, and a beard. The adult in the middle has medium-tone skin and shoulder length dark brown hair. The adult on the right has dark skin, glasses, and long dark brown braided hair.
Focus On: Climate Action
Explore the resources in this guide to find out how to improve the environmental sustainability of your museum or gallery and engage with visitors on climate action.
A screengrab of a website. Large, black words saying “Supporting Scotland’s Museums and Galleries” and two purple, square buttons sit above a banner of five images of different orientation and size. The images show different views of inside and outside different museums
Can you build values and inclusion into a website redevelopment?
Our new website was created to help launch Scotland’s Museums and Galleries Strategy. But, did you know we built inclusion and anti-racism into all stages of the development? This blog shares how we did it and has helpful tips to make your own website more inclusive.