Museums and the impact they have on their local communities. Read More (Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2006)
Scotland’s Collections Development Strategy launched Read More (Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006)
Culture Minister Patricia Ferguson launches Significance Scheme at Maritime Museum. Read More (Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006)
SMC is seeking to appoint two consultants/ agencies to contribute to the development of the TPYF Stage 2 project. Read More (Posted on Friday, October 20, 2006)
SMC is hosting engagement days to explore the strategies A national workforce development strategy for Scotland’s museums and A national collections development strategy for Scotland’s museums. Read More (Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2006)
Deadline for written submissions 27 October.
Successful applicant will be notified by 10 November.
Commissioning meeting w/b 20 November. Read More (Posted on Tuesday, October 03, 2006)
The new guidelines and application forms for the SMC Main Grants are now available on the SMC website. Read More (Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006)
The way forward for museums' workforce Read More (Posted on Friday, August 18, 2006)
SMC has now moved to our new open plan premises at The Stack and from June 1st a new organisational structure was introduced. Read More (Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006)
Earlier this year, the Association of Independent Museums (AIM) launched a new grant stream, the Sustainability Scheme. Read More (Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006)
The Ancestral Tourism Initiative (ATI), a combined VisitScotland, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise initiative, was formed to address the growth in interest in family genealogy in Scotland - and the related positive effects on tourism. Museums are an important part of the ancestral tourism product, and SMC most recently worked with the ATI and a group of Scottish industrial museums (including a representative from the National Archives of Scotland) on a project addressing the increasing amounts of genealogy enquiries received by these sites. Read More (Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2006)
After 25 years at County House, Torphichen Street, SMC is relocating. The offices will be closed from Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2006. Read More (Posted on Friday, May 26, 2006)
Tonight, Show Scotland (28 April to 1 May) a new exciting weekend of events, co-ordinated by the Scottish Museums Council will be kicking off in museums and galleries across Scotland with late night openings and live music. Read More (Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006)
Technical Good Practice in ICT guidance is now available on the SMC website. Read More (Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006)
Embargoed until 11.00 hrs, 23rd March 2006
Show Scotland, an exciting new weekend of events in museums and galleries across Scotland, was launched today by the Scottish Museums Council (SMC) at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Read More (Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006)The Round 2 grants pack for Show Scotland 06 is now available to download. Read More (Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006)
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport seeks suitably qualified people as members of the Advisory Committee on National Historic Ships which will advise Government on historic ships and raise public awareness of their significant contribution to our cultural and maritime heritage. Read More (Posted on Tuesday, March 07, 2006)
Notes of interest should be submitted by noon on Tuesday 7 March and tenders should be submitted by noon on Friday 17 March. Interviews will take place in the week beginning the 20 March. Read More (Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006)
The new SMC Training Programme is now available. Read More (Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006)
The School Curriculum: developments and new avenues. Read More (Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006)
The Scottish Museums Council welcomes the ministerial statement on the future delivery of Culture in Scotland presented by Patricia Ferguson, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport. Read More (Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006)
SMC has launched a one-off special-purpose scheme under its small grants programme for helping museums prepare to comply with the new statutory performance indicator for museum services. Read More (Posted on Friday, January 13, 2006)
The grants pack for Show Scotland 06 is available to download. Read More (Posted on Wednesday, January 04, 2006)
