Social Media Tips for When Your News Story Goes Global

In March 2021, the University of Aberdeen announced that it was to return a Benin Bronze – a sculpture looted by British soldiers in Nigeria in one of the most notorious examples of the pillaging of cultural treasures associated with 19th century European colonial expansion. Thousands of metal and ivory sculptures and carvings were looted […]

Developing Anti-Racist Messages and Approaches for Museums

The Empire, Slavery & Scotland’s Museums (ESSM) project, sponsored by the Scottish Government, launched in 2020 to explore how the story of Scotland’s involvement in the British Empire, colonialism, and transatlantic slavery should be told using museum collections and spaces. In May 2021, Rosie King and Sheila Asante from Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) talked to […]

When Your News Story Goes Global | July SHSMG Event

For our July event, we’ll be hearing from Jenny Downes, Public Programme and Exhibitions Manager at the University of Aberdeen (@uoacollections). In March 2021, the University of Aberdeen announced that it was to return a Benin Bronze – a sculpture looted by British soldiers in Nigeria in one of the most notorious examples of the […]

Developing Anti-Racist Messaging & Approaches for Museums | May SHSMG Event (ONLINE)

For our May event, we’ll be hearing from Rosie King and Sheila Asante from Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) (@MuseumsGalScot). The Empire, Slavery & Scotland’s Museums (ESSM) project, sponsored by the Scottish Government, was launched last year to explore how the story of Scotland’s involvement in the British Empire, colonialism, and transatlantic slavery should be told using museum collections […]

Getting Started With TikTok

Want to know how to build a profile on a new platform or engage visitors (even when your building is closed)? Our March 2021 meet-up was hosted by Siobhan Beatson, Museum Manager at Ullapool Museum, who chatted to our network about the museum’s TikTok account (one of the few heritage sites in Scotland with an […]

Guest bLog: Celebrating Scottish Archives Day – Round 2

In 2020, inspired by the success of #ScottishMuseumsDay, ARA Scotland decided it was time to start #ScottishArchivesDay. The idea was simple – celebrate all things Scottish in archives regardless of where you’re based. SAVE THE DATE ARA Scotland looked at various possible dates, at first considering whether they should be linked to a particular historical […]

Getting Started with TikTok | March SHSMG Event (ONLINE)

At our next event, we’ll be hearing from Siobhan Beatson, Museum Manager at Ullapool Museum, as she chats about the museum’s TikTok account (one of the few heritage sites in Scotland with an account), building a profile on a new platform in the middle of a pandemic, and how it can help engage visitors when your building is closed. […]

Creating Convincing Social Media Content

For our first event of 2021, Georgina Brooke, Content Strategist at One Further, talked to the Scottish Heritage Social Media Group about her experiences of creating and managing web and social media at National Museums Scotland, the Ashmolean and the University of Oxford. She was joined by Alyson Webb, Director at Frankly, Green + Webb, […]

Empathetic Social Media During a Pandemic

As was the theme in 2020, many organisations pivoted to creating online content for social media that could be consumed from home. In November, Erin Burke, Communications and Events Officer, and Laura Paton, Digital Content Officer, talked to the SHSMG about how the Scottish Civic Trust (SCT) adapted to these new challenges. With most people […]

Creating Convincing Social Media Content | January SHSMG Event (ONLINE)

For our first event of 2021, we’ll be hearing from Georgina Brooke, Content Strategist at One Further (@OneFurther), who’ll be drawing on experiences of creating and managing web and social media at National Museums Scotland (@NtlMuseumsScot), the Ashmolean (@AshmoleanMuseum) and the University of Oxford (@UniofOxford). She’ll be joined by Alyson Webbe, Director at Frankly, Green […]