For both museums and the country, learning is a major, untapped, opportunity. As public spaces with rich collections, museums can be exciting, dynamic environments to inspire and enable learning for both individuals and groups.
Every museum has the potential to encourage learning. People learn in different ways and require different stimuli to engage them. Museums are uniquely placed to provide varied, stimulating and enjoyable learning experiences for all ages and abilities through their artefacts, resources, stories and facilities. Learning can be:
Learning and Access Strategy
Our national Learning and Access Strategy promotes the positive role that museums have to play in the fabric of everyday Scottish life. It provides a three-year framework for realising our vision for access and learning in the future.
Click here for more information about our Learning and Access Strategy.
Learning and Access issues:
Recent and current projects include:
To view links to organisations that provide information and advice about learning, please click on the following link: