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Museums Galleries Scotland becomes national development body for museums
Museums Galleries Scotland has officially launched as the national development body for Scottish museums and galleries, unveiling its first national plan for the sector.
Ten for ten: Edinburgh Art Festival unveils ten new public art commissions
Edinburgh Art Festival celebrates its tenth year with ten pop up public art commissions across the city on the theme of Parley (dialogue).
J Gordon Brown's Colour Abstracts capture the imagination at Peacock Visual Arts
Across blurry abstractions of Aberdeen's lights, the painter who won first prize in the city's Artists Annual Exhibition presents new works, a photo etching and a film.
Glasgow's Riverside Museum wins European Museum of the Year 2013
Glasgow's museum of transport and travel has beaten 40 rivals from across Europe to a prestigious international prize.
Nationwide contemporary art exhibition announced for Scotland in 2014
A Scottish nationwide exhibition of contemporary art, GENERATION, will coincide with the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in summer 2014.
Prized jewellery and prehistory: Amazing Amber comes to the National Museum of Scotland
The 20th anniversary of the film Jurassic Park has inspired the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh to put together the country's largest ever exhibition of amber.
Winners of the Museums and Heritage Excellence Awards 2013 announced
The winners of the 2013 Museums and Heritage Excellence Awards were announced last night, May 15, in London at a gala dinner hosted by comedian Sue Perkins.
Moment to Moment: Randy Klein's sculpture at St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh
A touring collection of 100 sculptures by Randy Klein visits St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, creating a large-scale piece about spirituality in modern times.
Culture24/7: Science and Nature highlights for May 2013
From the Thames and Kew Gardens to Greenland and journeys through the Earth, May is an inspiring month in Science and Nature. Here are a few exhibitions we've spotted.
The National Trust for Scotland's Glenfinnan Monument gets a new Jacobite exhibition
A new exhibition on the Jacobite campaign of 1745 has opened at the National Trust for Scotland's Glenfinnan Monument in Lochaber.
"Exciting and innovative" Environmental Art Festival Scotland to take place in August 2013
An environmental festival will launch this year as part of a £400,000 partnership between Creative Scotland and Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Scottish museums receive £500,000 investment
Twenty-four museums and galleries across Scotland will share £500,000 of funding from the Scottish government for improvement works.
Artists in residence wanted for St Kilda
The National Trust for Scotland and Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre are offering two artists the chance to live on the remote archipelago of St Kilda this summer.
Cairo to Constantinople: Early Photographs of the Middle East at The Queen's Gallery
Edinburgh's Palace of Holyroodhouse showcases artefacts and photos from the Prince of Wales' unusual four-month tour of the Middle East in 1962.
In Pictures: Ten museums compete for the Art Fund Museum of the Year Award 2013
From Hepworth to Pembrokeshir, here's what the ten museum vying for the £100,000 prize have to say for themselves this year.
