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Business Support Programme

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Applications for our 2023 Business Support Programme 'Surviving to Thriving' close at 12noon on Monday 12th December 2022. The NLHF funded ‘Surviving to Thriving’ (StT) has been developed by MGS, Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS), and greenspace Scotland to support heritage organisations in Scotland to develop sustainable business models.

Delivering Change: Development Phase

Delivering Change is a National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) - funded project which aims to support between 70 and 100 museums from across Scotland to make changes within their organisations and programming to help all people to access culture.

Empire, Slavery & Scotland's Museums

Text Mouth Ornament, Papua New Guinea. The string of shells which criss-cross the pig tusks and join the dog’s teeth to the glass beads in a spiral fashion and then to the tusks again, resembles the type of shell adornment created and worn by west coast/southern New Irelanders. Captain Brown, whilst on a whaling ship in the Pacific, acquired this object in 1837. Now part of the collection of the Museums of the University of St Andrews."

The wealth generated from the systems of chattel slavery and colonialism enriched Scotland at the expense of the places which were colonised. This project, sponsored by the Scottish Government, will make recommendations for how Scotland’s involvement in empire, colonialism, and historic slavery can be addressed using museum collections and museum spaces.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in Scottish Heritage

AHRC-funded partnership project embedding better working and engagement practices and policies across the Scottish heritage sector.

Forum Connections: Building Capacity for Scotland's Museums Forums

Forum Connections is a 4-year, NLHF-funded project designed to build the capacity of Scotland’s museums for partnership working through investment in Scotland’s geographic forums.

Kickstart Scheme

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This page will share some of the incredible work that Kickstarters in museums and galleries have produced across Scotland.

Modern Apprenticeships

Five young adults dressed in green and light yellow cloaks and tunics stand outside the Crannog, a thatched roof hut built on stilts above a loch.

This page has information about the Modern Apprentice programme, how to get involved and the incredible work that apprentices in the museum sector have produced across Scotland.

Skills for Success Legacy

Skills for the Future trains and supports people from diverse backgrounds to start their careers in the museums and galleries sector. We run the project in partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund. Previous projects include Heritage Horizons and the MGS Interns Programme.

Skills for Success

‘Skills for Success’ helped Scotland's museum sector to address issues including a lack of diversity in the workforce; a lack of accessible entry and progression routes.