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Annual review

Each year we publish an Annual Review highlighting our activity and achievements.

Review 23

The Review 23 publication highlights our activity and achievements from the past year.

This year’s review is themed around connection, which threads throughout our work. At our heart is the National Collection, which connects us with people, cultures, communities and other museums. And, through our own museums, the National Collection helps our visitors to connect with our shared heritage, and to consider questions of place, identity and the environment.

For the third year, we’re presenting our review in a digital-only format, which not only helps us to reduce our carbon footprint but also allows you to explore our activities over the past 12 months in richer detail.

Download the Gaelic translation

Image credits

Welcome to our Annual Review (p2)

  • Scott Richmond

The year in numbers (p3)

  • Tina Sørensen,
  • Stewart Attwood
  • Duncan McGlynn
  • Corentin Loron

New arrivals (p4)

  • Stewart Attwood
  • Paul Dodds
  • Duncan McGlynn
  • Neil Hanna

Exhibitions and events (p5)

  • Stewart Attwood
  • Duncan McGlynn
  • Neil Hanna
  • Paul Dodds

Engaging audiences (p6)

  • Neil Hanna
  • Duncan McGlynn
  • Colin Hattersley

Supporting the sector (p7)

  • Lesley Martin
  • Charles Stable
  • Bangladesh Association Glasgow

International working (p8)

  • Duncan McGlynn
  • Moira Adel
  • Frederik Wolff
  • House of Ni’isjoohl
  • Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government
  • Sailor First Class Erin Roberts, Canadian Armed Forces
  • Aaron Whitfield, Red Bike Media

Sharing stories (p9)

  • Neil Hanna
  • Duncan McGlynn
  • Historic Royal Palaces

New thinking (p10)

  • Matt Humpage (Northern Rogue Studios)
  • Paul Barrett
  • Gabriel Ugueto
  • Camille Delbos

Caring for collections (p11)

  • Duncan McGlynn
  • Murdo MacLeod

Sustainability (p12)

  • Neil Hanna
  • Duncan McGlynn
  • Ruth Armstrong
  • VIN + OMI/Jon Baker
  • Andrew Kitchener
  • Georg Hantke
  • John Fletcher

All other images and videos © National Museums Scotland

Past reviews, reports and accounts

Annual reviews
Annual accounts
Annual Procurement Report

Annual Procurement Report 2021-2022

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Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017
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