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McAveety Announces Museum Fund

£3 million Regional Development Challenge Fund. Read More (Posted on Monday, December 22, 2003)

Interim Evaluation of the Strategic Change Fund

Find out how you can contribute. Read More (Posted on Monday, December 08, 2003)

Scottish Museums Council Welcomes Landmark Agreement on Closer Cultural Cooperation Between Home Nations

The Agreement has been signed by the Administrations in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to create a Joint Forum for collaboration and cooperation on museums, archives and libraries issues. Read More (Posted on Friday, December 05, 2003)

Regional Development Challenge Fund Consultation

Find out how you can respond. Read More (Posted on Friday, November 21, 2003)

SMC Staff Vacancies: Learning and Access Adviser and Fundraising and Development Adviser

Please click on the link to view further details. Read More (Posted on Friday, November 21, 2003)

McAveety Announces Final Two Strategic Change Fund Awards

The final two projects to receive awards from the SCF fund have been announced by Frank McAveety, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport. Read More (Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2003)

A National ICT Strategy for Scotland's Museums

SMC are developing a National ICT Strategy for Scotland's museums. Find out how you can get involved. Read More (Posted on Monday, October 20, 2003)

Invitation to Tender: National Learning and Access Strategy for Museums and Galleries in Scotland

Applications are now invited for the consultancy contract to research and write the strategy. Read More (Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2003)

New Interpretation Guidance

SMC has produced new resources to help members intepret their collections. Read More (Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2003)

SMC Director Appointed as New Charity Regulator for Scotland

The Board of the Scottish Museums Council announced today that it has agreed to a request from the Scottish Executive that it second its Director, Jane Ryder, to become Chief Executive Officer of the new interim agency, the Office of Scottish Charity Regulator, from 1 December 2003. Read More (Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2003)

SMC Launch New Heritage Learning Guide for Cultural Coordinators and Teachers

The Scottish Museums Council (SMC) launched Lasting Impressions today, a new publication to inspire and inform teachers and Cultural Coordinators on how to get the most out of Scotland’s rich heritage resources. Read More (Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2003)

Action Framework Does Not Address Key Issue

Reply to Action Framework Read More (Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2003)

Invitation to tender: Interim Evaluation of the Strategic Change Fund

Read More (Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2003)

Design Quality Indicators for Museum and Gallery Buildings Update

Advisory Group members now confirmed. Read More (Posted on Friday, August 08, 2003)

Illustrated Conservation Case Studies

SMC's conservators wanted to bring their work to a wider audience and these case studies do just that. Read More (Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003)

Design Quality Indicators for Museum and Gallery Buildings

SMC are working with the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland to develop Design Quality Indicators for museum and gallery buildings. Find out how you can be involved. Read More (Posted on Friday, July 04, 2003)

SMC provides fund for Cultural Coordinators

Are you a Cultural Coordinator new in post and looking for funds? Perhaps your museum wants to work with Cultural Coordinators? This grant is for you. Read More (Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2003)

Performance Management in Museums

SMC have today published a report by independent consultants JURA Consultants on Performance Management in Museums. Read More (Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2003)

Resource’s Draft Registration Standard – SMC Response to Consultation

SMC has submitted it's response to Resource's consultation on the draft Standard for the new Registration scheme. Read More (Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2003)

Museums and Galleries Month Launched with Top Ten Priorities for a New Parliament

To mark the start of Museums and Galleries Month in Scotland, the Scottish Museums Council (SMC) has launched The Future of The Past, an advocacy document which will provide elected MSPs and Councillors with ten museum priorities for early consideration by the new parliament.
Read More (Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003)

Third Round of the Strategic Change Fund

Apply now for the third round. Read More (Posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2003)

Museum Projects to Share Half a Million

Announcing the second round of museum projects benefiting from the Strategic Change Fund. Read More (Posted on Friday, March 21, 2003)


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