#DougieDraws – Creating Content in Lockdown | September SHSMG Event (ONLINE)

In March 2020, communications teams in museums across Scotland were compelled to quickly adapt their scheduled digital content in response to a countrywide lockdown. Unable to continue promoting their exhibitions and events, the marketing and communications team at Culture Perth and Kinross recognised the need for a steady stream of content to keep Perth Museum […]

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 | 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” | 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 […]

“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.

Applying Gaelic to Social Media | September SHSMG Event

This September, we dive into all things Gaelic as Kiara King from Glasgow University Library and Sally Pentecost from Dig It! share how they have incorporated Gaelic language into social media.

The Battle for Social Media Content | June SHSMG Event

For our June event, we’ll be hearing from Dr Callum Watson (@vivstan211240), who is known for his educational anniversary posts and the ability to relate anything back to his blog. He also works as a Battle Coordinator at the Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre (@BattleofBannock), where they promote their 3D immersive experience on social media with an emphasis on user-generated content.

Finding Our Voice | March SHSMG Event

In March we’re off to Dundee to meet with Russell Dornan and Amber Keating, Digital Producers at V&A Dundee.

Engaging with Influencers | October SHSMG Event

Do you work or volunteer with social media in the history, heritage, archaeology or museum sectors in Scotland? Come along to this informal peer-to-peer learning meetup to share your social media insights, ask questions and pick up practical tips from the rest of the group. For our latest event, we’ll be hearing from Stuart Buchanan, […]

Strategic Planning with MGS | July SHSMG Event

Come along to the Museums Galleries Scotland offices for an afternoon of peer-to-peer learning, strategizing social media and high-quality gif usage.