India
We are working with the Indian Museum, Kolkata and the National
Museum of Mankind, Bhopal to develop collections knowledge and
associated skills of our respective collection holdings. This
has resulted in staff exchange, joint research, small displays and
generous support from the British Council. National Museums
Scotland has specific interest in developing knowledge of our Naga
collections and have benefitted recently from new insights offered
by our visiting colleagues.
Above: Professor Kishor K Basa, Director of the Indian Museum,
Kolkata, visiting the National Museums Collection Centre.
Malawi
We are collaborating wit the National Museum of Malawi,
Chichiri, towards an exhibition to celebrate the bi-centenary of Dr
David Livingston in 2012. We aspire to produce new contacts between
the professional staff, collections and associated communities in
Scotland and Africa to achieve this.
International loans
National Museums Scotland is also committed to providing wider
enjoyment of our collections across the globe through our
international loans programme. We have lent a variety of
objects from all areas of our collections as far afield as
Australia, Japan, New Zealand, China, Hungary and the remote
Northern Territories of Canada. You can find out more about our international loans here.