Scottish museums in £456,000 funding boost
Nine organisations to benefit from grants to strengthen community engagement
Museums Galleries Scotland
Funding uplift for Scottish museums ‘does not go far enough’
Sector bodies welcome budget boost but say much of the funding will be absorbed by rising costs
Scottish museums’ finances are ‘more fragile than ever’
Visitor numbers surpass pre-pandemic levels but 11% of venues fear closure, finds new MGS survey
Artists’ fund gets reprieve but Creative Scotland under review
Open Fund reinstated after warnings that closure would lead to 'cultural catastrophe'
Museums Galleries Scotland to ‘significantly scale back’ presence on X
Organisation launches new social media strategy based on ‘conscientious communication’
A ticking time bomb for Scottish museums
The sector is increasingly fragile as lower visitor numbers since Covid and reduced public funding continue to bite. Geraldine Kendall Adams reports
Repatriation working group seeks views of Scottish sector
Group is developing guidance to support museums and galleries in repatriation
Nineteen museums and galleries join Museum Transformers programme
Museums Galleries Scotland scheme aims to help organisations 'embed anti-oppression work'
Kaukab Stewart takes over as Scotland’s culture minister
MSP is the first woman of colour appointed to a ministerial role in the Scottish Government
Scottish Government accepts findings of empire and slavery group
Plans include dedicated space to address Scotland’s role in colonialism and historic slavery
Christina McKelvie named as Scottish culture minister in reshuffle
McKelvie will serve under new first minister Humza Yousaf
Resilience, connection and workforce at heart of new MGS strategy
Culture minister announces additional £500,000 for sector at launch of seven-year vision