Delighted that 6 museums in Scotland are awarded £315K through the Museum Development Fund. The projects will connect audiences, increase organisational resilience & explore untold stories & local identities. Supported by Scot Gov Culture Read more: bit.ly/46ptMVI

Our CEO Lucy Casot commented on the award: “We’re delighted to support these six museums... These projects reflect the strong ambition within the sector to create museums that are not only financially sustainable and attractive to visitors but also contribute to their community.”

If you have any thoughts about the development of guidance on repatriation, please contact the working group we've helped to set up. Details can be found on our website: museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/blog-article/n…

🚂 Take a trip around Summerlee Museum with this great video tour of their site! 👇

📢 Applications for the Small Grants Fund close today at 5pm. Please ensure you have sent in any applications you've been working on by today's deadline. More info on the fund and applying👇 bit.ly/4eLGJgo

🚌 Our Climate Officer, Lucy, and Grants Officer, Emily, enjoyed visiting various museum exhibitions across Dundee and Montrose last week. Including The The McManus, V&A Dundee + Montrose Museum. Learn more about their trip in this blog by Lucy 👉bit.ly/3StuN9u

🎂Happy 50th anniversary to Arbroath Signal Tower Museum! Thanks for inviting us yesterday to enjoy a day of celebration through storytelling, memory sharing, reenactment, music, accessible sports, and more. It was great to see so many visitors enjoying the museum ANGUSalive

'Building partnerships for our collective resilience' was a panel session at our 2024 Museums & Galleries Strategy Symposium. The session focused on financial resilience & collaboration in the Scottish museum sector and is now available on our website! 👉bit.ly/4ccSie7

💼Our jobs & opportunities page promotes #FairWork approved roles in the heritage sector. Live roles include: 🗣️ Facilities Manager at NationalMiningMuseum 👥 Project Officer at NationalMiningMuseum 🗣️ Committee Member x 3 at Scottish Museums Federation Find out more👉 bit.ly/4dtdxt4

👣 Today on Scottish Results Day we're proud to support DYW Scotland's #NoWrongPath campaign, demonstrating to young people that there are many paths to success and that exam results are not the only key to their future. Have a look at some of our staff's paths...

📄 Lucy Casot, CEO of Museums Galleries Scotland, “We stand with our sector colleagues who condemn the appalling scenes we are witnessing in UK towns and cities" Read our full statement in response to the racist violence currently happening across the UK: bit.ly/4cbv8EQ

📅Our website has a range of events for the museum sector workforce. Including: 👥Crisis Recovery: How to access the eco-system of support (28 Aug) 🏺Collections disposals: National Museums Scotland approach (16 Sep) ✍️AI in education webinar (18 Sep) 👉bit.ly/4dxPSYx

We’ve achieved a lot during 2023-24! Over the past year, we've: 💰Awarded £2,121,430 in grants 💡Provided 39 learning opportunities 👥Partnered with 63+ organisations Discover more about the work we do to support Scotland’s museums in our annual review: bit.ly/3WTnive

Sign up to the Delivering Change: Museum Activists free anti-oppression programme, offering staff and volunteers in museums the training and support to help all people to access culture. Find more info + introductory webinars bit.ly/3M5ATt2

Our monthly Connect newsletter has just gone live! It features news, events, and funding opportunities for Scotland's museum sector. Read it here: bit.ly/connect-august… Subscribe to our mailing list: bit.ly/signupMGS 📸: The Wyllieum. Credit: Sean Patrick Campbell

📢 If you're facing concerns about financial viability or organisational dynamics and governance, join us and Community Enterprise this Wednesday 12.30-1.30pm to find out about the support available and how to access it. Sign up to our free session👉 bit.ly/3z2dDcr

📝 NEWS | The 2015 joint sector statement – warning against the disposal of collection items for financial purposes – has been updated and reiterated for 2024. We've signed the statement along with Arts Council England and 8 other sector bodies. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4fVTNR3

A short survey from Creative Scotland Historic Environment Scotland and MuseumsGalleriesScot has been released to help develop understanding of private investment in the cultural and heritage sectors. Deadline 6 Sept For more info and to complete: buff.ly/3AJ0TYO

📢 Our CEO Lucy Casot is at The Scottish Parliament this morning to give evidence to the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee's pre-budget scrutiny for 2025-26. You can watch live here: scottishparliament.tv/meeting/consti…