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Representing members of Scotland's cultural sector since the 1930s. 🏺 Museums 🎨 Galleries 📜 Archives 🏛️ Heritage sites docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sCG…

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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just 2 days to go until #ScottishMuseumsDay! 🎉🔤 On 3 October, we’ll bring together remarkable objects from across Scotland for our #ABCofScottishMuseums. Every letter is claimed, but there’s still time to add a second object at the link in our bio. Then share your object with both hashtags above!
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Less than a week to go until #ScottishMuseumsDay! 🎉 Our A-Z is complete, but there’s room for more! Second entries are now open, so add another object to the #ABCofScottishMuseums spreadsheet. 🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Then share your choice on social media on 3 October! 🔤
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Join our informal afternoon of museum objects and nattering at Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums’ Treasure Hub. 📍 Aberdeen Treasure Hub, Granitehill Road, Northfield, Aberdeen AB16 7AX 📅 Friday 23 October 🕑 2-4pm Open to both SMF members and non-members! RSVP to cjamison@aberdeencity.gov.uk
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🔤 The first #ABCofScottishMuseums is complete! 🎉 Every letter now has an entry, so we’re opening the spreadsheet for second entries. Have another object to add, or was your first-choice letter taken? Find the link in our bio! Share your object on 3 October using #ScottishMuseumsDay.
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🔤 The ABC of Scottish Museums is taking shape! Just 3 weeks until #ScottishMuseumsDay 2026. There are still letters up for grabs, so museums: choose a letter, find an object, and add your details to the spreadsheet in our bio! Don't forget to share with us on the day using #ABCofScottishMuseums.
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Our lunchtime talks are back! Join SMF’s Caitlin Jamison and Tamsin Russell for a 45-minute session on applying for small grants for professional development. 📆 Thursday 15 October, 12.30-1.15pm 🎟️ Free for members | £3 non-members Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunch-lear...
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🔤 The ABC of Scottish Museums! SMD returns on 3 October and we’re exploring collections from A to Z. Choose a letter, find an object, and help us fill the alphabet! 📋 Add your choice to the spreadsheet in our bio. 📣 Get ready to share it using #ScottishMuseumsDay and #ABCofScottishMuseums.
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
After some much-needed rest, the SMF Committee is back in action with lots to look forward to! 🏛️ Scottish Museums Day on 3 October 📅 New events programme 👩‍🏫 SMF Conference 2027 We know it’s a challenging time for museums. How are you? What’s happening where you are? We’d love to hear from you 💛.
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
A by no means exhaustive list of some of the exhibitions and openings to look forward to across Scotland in 2026! ✨ From museums and galleries to libraries, archives, and heritage sites, there’s so much to be excited about in the year ahead.
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The deadline is fast approaching! Get your forms in before Friday 30th!
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
📣 Call for Papers: SMF Conference 2026 Heritage professionals at all career stages are invited to share ideas on shaping a more resilient, sustainable sector. Talks, workshops, panels welcome - open to all! Complete a form: 1drv.ms/w/c/7f9a8c62... Submit to: scottishmuseumsfederation@gmail.com
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Calling all Scottish museums, galleries, libraries, archives & heritage sites: got an exhibition, opening, or event in 2026? Share your news with us and let's highlight the exciting projects happening across the sector! 🖊️ Submit here: www.scottishmuseumsfederation.org.uk/share-your-n...
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Share your news — Scottish Museums Federation
Submit your museum news to us, and we'll help you spread the word to the rest of our community. Share upcoming events, jobs you're hiring for or interesting industry news.
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
🎬 The Marbles explores 200 years of empire, diplomacy, & cultural restitution, from Lord Elgin’s removal of the Parthenon Marbles to Melina Mercouri’s campaign for their return. 📆 Wed 21 Jan 2026, Everyman Edinburgh + live Q&A. 🎟 Limited tickets: www.everymancinema.com/film-listing...
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The Marbles + Live Q&A Showtimes & Tickets — Everyman Cinema
Browse our latest showtimes and purchase your ticket online for The Marbles + Live Q&A at Everyman Cinema. Pre order from our amazing food & drink options and have them delivered to your comfy sofa se...
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Something to look forward to in early 2026 🌍 Perspectives: Collecting the World comes to The Meffan Museum & Art Gallery, Forfar. A journey around the globe exploring how the story of Angus has been shaped by our relationship with the world. 🗓 24 Jan - 20 Apr 2026 🔗 angusalive.scot/events/persp...
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
🗣 Just us on Wednesday for the third in our series of Lunchtime Talks with SMF! Hear from Dr Maria Maclennan & John Lawson on the Edinburgh 900 Project - ‘Edinburgh’s First Burghers’. 10 December, 12.30-1pm. Free for members | £3 for non-members. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-...
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Lunchtime Talks with SMF: Edinburgh 900 Project
Join us as we hear from different experts across the sector on a quick lunchtime talk!
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🗣 Our next Lunchtime Talk with SMF is tomorrow! Introducing Phenomenal Bodies, a new initiative reshaping how we engage with the human body. Join Dr Emily Hanson & Dr Billy Rough at 12.30pm on International Day of Persons with Disabilities. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-...
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Lunchtime Talks with SMF: Phenomenal Bodies
Join us as we hear from different experts across the sector on a quick lunchtime talk!
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
🗣 The first of our 30-min Lunchtime Talks with SMF is coming up! This session will explore ivory in museum collections - past, present, and future. Join us and speaker Caitlin Jamison on 26 November at 12.30pm. Free for members, £3 for non-members. 🔗 Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-...
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Lunchtime Talks with SMF: Ivory in Museums
Join us as we hear from different experts across the sector on a quick lunchtime talk!
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Lunchtime talks with SMF! A series of bite-sized online events open to everyone: 📅 26 Nov - Ivory in Museums w/ Caitlin Jamison 📅 3 Dec - Phenomenal Bodies w/ Dr Hanson & Dr Rough 📅 10 Dec - Edinburgh 900 Project w/ Dr Maclennan & John Lawson 🔗 Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/lunchtime...
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James 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦖 @thattalljacobite.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Here’s Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Museum’s #ScottishMuseumsDay submission for #MightyObjects Our dinosaurs (Brachiosaur tail bone and two Iguanodont bones, all from the Isle of Wight) which are back on display for the Big Birthday Weekend (Sat 11th and Sun 12th Oct!) 🦕 @scottishmuseums.bsky.social
A museum display on a wooden floor featuring three fossils, two toy dinosaurs (one grey and one yellow), and three white number cardsA museum display on a wooden bookcase featuring three fossils, two toy dinosaurs (one grey and one yellow), and three white number cards. To the right of the display is a small white information card about the fossils in the display
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
That’s a wrap on #ScottishMuseumsDay 2025! 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who shared their #MightyObjects – from bloomers & knickers to ships, salmon, dinosaur fossils, & jute machines. A mighty reminder of how diverse & fascinating Scotland’s collections are and why we need to keep supporting them. 🏛️✨
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Wee Walking Tours @weewalkingtours.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Happy #ScottishMuseumsDay! 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This year's theme is #MightyObjects, and we want to highlight one of our favourite museums- The Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther, Fife. #ScottishFisheriesMuseum #Anstruther #Scotland #Dogs #Travel @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk @scottishmuseums.bsky.social
Our Golden Retriever explorers, Arthur (on the left) and Walter (on the right) pose in front of the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther.The massive boat, Research, on display in one of the galleries at the Scottish Fisheries Museum.
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Douglas McAllister MP @douglasmcallister.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Today marks #ScottishMuseumDay & I visited our new Clydebank Museum to learn more about our historical legacy. I encourage everyone to go immerse yourself in our past; from our world-renowned Singer sewing machines to our ship building roots. Admission is free! @scottishmuseums.bsky.social
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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 03/10/2025
Happy Scottish Museums Day! Today we're celebrating the mighty efforts of the museum staff and volunteers who tirelessly research, conserve, interpret, display and promote Scotland’s #MightyObjects. A huge well done to the incredible people who make Scotland’s museums special! #ScottishMuseumsDay
An adult with curly brown hair, wearing a cowboy hat, and a black t-shirt with "Deaf Staff" written on the back, stands on an elevated part of a boat, gazing out over the deck below.An adult who has light skin and red hair and is wearing a green jumper holds a measuring tape against a green silk dress. A lamp shines an intense white light onto the dress.A smiling adult with light skin, short brown hair, and a grey and brown beard holds a tool as they work on the inside of an upturned wooden boat.
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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
The Halls are proof that heritage isn’t always something you can pick up or move, sometimes it’s the very space where history happens. What part of Maryhill’s heritage are you most proud of? #MightyObjects @scottishmuseums.bsky.social
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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
It’s #ScottishMuseumsDay and we’re shining a light on our mightiest ‘object’: Maryhill Burgh Halls! Opened in 1878 as the civic home of the old Burgh, they are more than just a building. They’ve seen generations of Maryhill life, from council decisions to community dances.
Photo of Maryhill Burgh Halls in the sun. A Victorian building developed onto two floors. A doors n the middle, two windows on each side and 5 windows on the top floor.
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Maths Week Scotland @handle.invalid · 03/10/2025
For #ScottishMuseumsDay (3 Oct) we’ve rounded up some of our favourite #MathsWeekScot museum activities from across the country! mathsweek.scot/news/scottis... #mathstoday #UKMathsChat #kidsinmuseums #tmwyk
The photograph shows a table with large fern leaves and stacks of paper, along with some paint and paint rollers. Two sheets of paper show prints of fern leaves that have been made with the paint and rollers.
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
It’s #ScottishMuseumsDay! 🎉 This year’s theme is #MightyObjects – the biggest, tallest, heaviest & most surprising treasures in Scotland’s collections. Head out, explore museums near & far, and share your monumental finds today! 🏛️✨
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Scottish Museums Day is tomorrow and we're going BIG! 💥 From giant fossils to towering sculptures and shipyard legends. Visit a museum, find some #MightyObjects, and share them with us by using #ScottishMuseumsDay!
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Just 3 days to go! On 3 October, join us in celebrating #ScottishMuseumsDay by seeking out Scotland’s #MightyObjects - the biggest, tallest, and heaviest treasures in our museums. Visit, explore, and share your discoveries using the above hashtags!
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
One week to go! On 3 October we'll celebrate Scottish Museums Day 2025! 🎉 This year’s theme is #MightyObjects – the largest, tallest, heaviest, & most surprising treasures in Scotland’s collections. Share your finds & tag us using #MightyObjects + #ScottishMuseumsDay!
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
We’re going BIG for #ScottishMuseumsDay 2025! 🎉 Following last year’s #TinyTreasures, this year is all about #MightyObjects - the largest, tallest, heaviest, & most surprising items in Scottish collections. Share your finds with us on 3 October!
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Save the date! Scottish Museums Day is back on 3 October 2025! 🎉 We’ll be celebrating the incredible collections in Scotland’s museums, galleries, libraries, archives, & heritage sites. This year’s theme drops soon. Stay tuned! 👀 #ScottishMuseumsDay
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Our friends at @socantscot.bsky.social invite you to a free hybrid talk: Reinterpreting the Past to Explain the Present and Reimagine the Future, with Nelson Cummins on colonial histories in Glasgow Museums. 📆 Thu 2 October, 6-8pm 🎟 Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reinterpre...
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Reinterpreting the Past to Explain the Present and Reimagine the Future
This hybrid talk will be presented by Nelson Cummins, Curator of Legacies of Slavery and Empire at Glasgow Museums.
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
🗣 Elections 2025 are open! SMF is seeking new Committee members to help shape the future of Scotland’s museums. Roles: President, Secretary, & Membership Officer Deadline: 29 September Your voice can make a difference! 🗳 👉 www.scottishmuseumsfederation.org.uk/elections
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
📢 Museum Mentor Opportunity! The Museum of Communication in Burntisland is looking for a mentor to support its reaccreditation. Volunteer-run, board meetings mostly on Zoom, open May–Sept and by appt. 📧 Contact Marion McLean: enquiries@mocft.co.uk 👉 More info: www.museumofcommunication.org.uk
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Museum Of Communication
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
From Pit to Pitch is now open at National Mining Museum Scotland! ⚒️⚽ Explore how Scotland’s coalfields shaped generations of footballing talent and pride. 🎟 Admission included with your museum ticket 📅 Summer events on now 👉 www.nationalminingmuseum.com
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
NEW BLOG: Scones & Stories 🍰 Curating an exhibition in a busy café? Lynne Clark reveals how tea, scones & chats at Charles Michies Pharmacy sparked hidden histories & community spirit for its 100th anniversary. 👉 Read more: scottishmuseumsfederation.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/s...
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Beneath the Waves – now open at the Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine! 🌊 Explore award-winning underwater photography, drawings from a Hope Spot, and rare pottery recovered from a shipwreck near Arran. www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/exhibitions/... 📸 Graeme Bruce | Christina Riley | Lawson Wood
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Don't know about you, but we're still buzzing from #SMFConference2025! A huge thank you to everyone who attended, spoke, supported, or made it happen. We’re a volunteer-run org, so your generosity means the world. Want to help shape next year’s event? Keep an eye out for our Committee elections!
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James 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦖 @thattalljacobite.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Exciting trip to Dundee for the @scottishmuseums.bsky.social conference, complete with a wonderful trip to @hmsunicorn.bsky.social - even if I was on hands and knees to crawl my way through the ship’s historic decks! ⚓️
A wooden black ship with a white unicorn figurehead attached to the front. The ship is sitting in water with a plant in front and a lamp post to the right of the shipA wooden room inside a ship with yellow walls, a white roof, and four black cannons pointing out of white bright rectangular openings in the wall facing away from the photographer The wooden inside of a sailing ship with white walls and beams and a light brown floorA white unicorn figurehead inside a room with white and green walls and a brown wooden floor. Immediately to the right of the unicorn is a small black cannon pointing away from the photographer
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
We’re over halfway through #SMFConference2025 and what a day it’s been so far! Huge thank you to our brilliant speakers - your insights and generosity have been incredible. Looking forward to an afternoon of workshops, socials, and sector conversation.
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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 12/05/2025
🏛️ Our Grants Manager Kate was delighted to speak on the financial resilience panel at the @scottishmuseums.bsky.social annual conference in #Dundee today! Thank you to Scottish Museums Federation team for organising such an engaging programme, and for inviting us to be a part of it.
Adults sit around circular tables in a large room and listen to a presentation being delivered by an adult in a green dress standing on a stage.
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Session Three: Financial Resilience Panel + Rikki Payne, National Lottery Heritage Fund + Kate O'Driscoll, Museums Galleries Scotland + Shannen Provan-Sloan, The MacDougall of Dunollie Preservation Trust + Emma Halford-Forbes, Glencoe Folk Museum #SMFConference2025
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Session Two: Community Engagement 1. Sophie Hinde & Kim Turford-Mowat, Dundee Heritage Trust 2. Siobhán Beatson, Ullapool Museum 3. Emma Halford-Forbes & Ainize Moschynski, Glencoe Folk Museum #SMFConference2025
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Ailsa @starofvenus.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Delighted to be with the N&IP team @scottishmuseums.bsky.social conference today. Hearing the stories around Audiences and Engagement from Dunollie preservation trust, Education Evolved and Tall Ship Glenlee - great speakers and inspiring content.
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Session One: Audience & Engagement 1. Shannen Provan-Sloan, The MacDougall of Dunollie Preservation Trust 2. Matthew Leeper, Education Evolved Ltd 3. Lauren Henning, Tall Ship Glenlee #SMFConference2025
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Dundee we are here! ✨ #SMFConference2025
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Coming to SMF Conference 2025 tomorrow? 🧡 Caird Hall has further accessibility info on their site - including pics of step-free access. 📍Check it out here: www.leisureandculturedundee.com/culture/cair... See you there!
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
SMF Conference 2025 kicks off tomorrow at Caird Hall, Dundee! Here's your final reminder of the programme. Join us for a packed day of talks, panels, workshops, and networking with museum professionals from Scotland and beyond. 🕘 Registration from 9am 🍻 After-conf social @ Bertie Mooney’s, 5.15pm
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Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
One week to go! And in-person attendance sales close at midnight tonight! 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/smf-confer... 🎟️ Prefer to tune in from afar? Livestream tickets will remain on sale all week.
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