African and Caribbean Collections in Scottish Museums
The partnership project Reveal and Connect: African and Caribbean Collections in Scottish Museums undertook a national review of African and Caribbean Collections in Scottish museums.
Funded by Museums Galleries Scotland, the project was led by National Museums Scotland; Glasgow Life Museums; The Hunterian, University of Glasgow; and University of Aberdeen Collections. The project Steering Group included representatives from museums in Africa and the Caribbean and diaspora organisations in Scotland.
Created in partnership with 32 museum organisations, the review highlights some of the objects and stories in African and Caribbean collections across Scotland. Together, we are working to establish a collaborative network to encourage access to, engagement with, and better understanding of these collections.
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African and Caribbean Collections by region
African and Caribbean Collections in Aberdeen and North East
Find out about African and Caribbean Collections in Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums; Aberdeenshire Museums Service; Elgin Museum; the collection of the Falconer Museum in Forres; and University of Aberdeen Collections.
African and Caribbean Collections in Edinburgh and Lothians
Find out about African and Caribbean Collections in Museums & Galleries Edinburgh; National Museums Scotland; and Surgeons’ Hall Museums in Edinburgh.
African and Caribbean Collections in Glasgow and Strathclyde
Find out about African and Caribbean Collections in the Auld Kirk Museum in Kirkintilloch; David Livingstone Birthplace Museum in Blantyre; Glasgow Life Museums; The Hunterian, University of Glasgow; Paisley Museum; Rozelle House Museum and Galleries in Ayr; and the Watt Institution in Greenock.
African and Caribbean Collections in the Highlands and Islands
Find out about African and Caribbean Collections in Inverness Museum and Art Gallery; Nairn Museum; Shetland Museum and Archives; Stromness Museum; Tain & District Museum; and West Highland Museum in Fort William.
African and Caribbean Collections in Scotland South
Find out about African and Caribbean Collections in Abbotsford the Home of Sir Walter Scott in Melrose; Dumfries Museum; Hawick Museum; and Peebles Library, Museum and Gallery.
African and Caribbean Collections in Tayside, Central and Fife
Find out about African and Caribbean Collections in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum in Stirling; Montrose Museum; Museums of the University of St Andrews; OnFife Museums and Galleries; Perth Museum; the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum; The Black Watch Museum in Perth; and The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum.
