Social Media at National Museums Scotland

Does your museum tweet? Have you Stumbledupon Flickr or blogged about the latest viral video on YouTube? Social media is fast-becoming a necessity for most organisations in the 21^st century, and many museums feel that they cannot afford to be left behind in this phenomenon. Would you like to find out more about how National Museums Scotland began its social media presence and hear about our experience of promoting our collections in this way?

This workshop, part of our ‘2011 afternoon series’, invites you to join members of the Digital Media team at National Museums Scotland for an informal discussion on how they have approached interaction with the online community through social media sites and find out what’s worked for them.  The event is also intended to facilitate wider networking between colleagues in the Scottish sector who are interested in developing services in this field.  All are welcome.

Please visit www.nms.ac.uk/training for full course details

Who is this programme for?

Participants can be from any type of collecting organisation, however the course is aimed primarily at museum and gallery professionals in Scotland. Our aim is to support the development of curatorial confidence across Scotland and ensure good dialogue between the National Museums and the wider sector.

Cost

These events are provided free of charge. Participants will require to meet their own travel and subsistence costs. For 2010/2011 courses National Museums Scotland are piloting a travel bursary scheme to help those who may not be otherwise able to attend an important course. Full details and criteria are available at www.nms.ac.uk/training

Booking

Places on these courses are limited. Filling in this form will register your interest in the course. We will be in touch at a later date confirming your place.