Creating Content in Lockdown

In March 2020, communications teams in museums across Scotland had to quickly adapt their scheduled digital content in response to a nationwide lockdown. Unable to continue promoting their exhibitions and events, the marketing and communications team at Culture Perth and Kinross were in need of alternative content to keep Perth Museum and Art Gallery’s social […]

Social Media and Decolonising Scottish Heritage

Following the Black Lives Matter protests, and with more and more people using social media and other internet technologies during lockdown, a discussion on the relationship between social media and the decolonisation of our museum collections has never been more timely. But in the movement to decolonise our heritage, where does social media fit in? […]

Social Media and Decolonising Scottish Heritage | July SHSMG Event (ONLINE)

In the movement to decolonise Scottish heritage, where does social media fit in? For our July event, Aayushi Gupta and Jeanne Coppens from Ourchives, an Edinburgh-based anti-colonial grassroots project, will discuss how Scotland’s museums, archives and historic properties can use their digital platforms to inquire into the origins and representation of their collections.

Social Media Career Planning During COVID-19

While thinking about the future of your career might be the last thing on your mind right now, Tamsin Russell, Workforce Development Officer at the Museums Association, tells us that it’s perfectly acceptable time to give it a check-up.

Social Media Career Planning During COVID-19 | May SHSMG Event (ONLINE)

How often do you add new social media stats to your CV? For our May event, Tamsin Russell (@TamsinRussell), Workforce Development Officer at the Museums Association, will be sharing her top career tips.

Instagram Insights from Fife

John Murray (@johnmurrayjnr) is a Scottish Instagrammer, moderator of @scotland_greatshots and Tourism Officer/Oifigear Turasachd at Fife Council, which is responsible for @welcometofife.

Fair Jobs Policy

From time to time we are asked to share job opportunities across our network. Whilst we are happy to do so, these must be based in Scotland in the history/heritage/archaeology/GLAM sectors, and part of the role must involve social media. We also feel that jobs must pay a living wage at the very minimum, £9.30 […]

“Instagram Insights” | February SHSMG Event

For our first event of 2020 we’ll be joined by John Murray (@johnmurrayjnr), Tourism Officer/Oifigear Turasachd at Fife Council, renowned photographer and a Scottish Instagrammer with more than 13.5k followers. He is also a moderator of the popular account Scotland Greatshots (@Scotland_Greatshots), which currently has a following of over 81k and more than 2 million […]

Creating “Riveting Content” for Multiple Museums (Without Your Own Venue or Collections)

Emma Halford-Forbes, Coordinator of Industrial Museums Scotland (Go Industrial), somehow manages to keep up with 12 different museums and creates content for an account which doesn’t have a venue or its own collections.

“A Riveting Day Out” | November SHSMG Event

For our final 2019 event, we’ll be joined by Emma Halford-Forbes (@e_halmac), a Museum Consultant, Recognition Commitee Member at Museums Galleries Scotland, and Coordinator of Industrial Museums Scotland (@GoIndustScot). Emma will tell us how she keeps up with 12 different museums and creates content for an account which doesn’t have a venue or its own collections.