Sharing Space: Jacob O'Sullivan - ‘How do museums memorialise the past and the present, whilst responding to political, cultural and social issues?’

Jacob O'Sullivan from Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) joined us for a presentation in September 2022 as part of the Sharing Space learning programme for those working on Remembering Together: Co-creating Covid Memorials.

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This presentation explored the question on:

‘How do museums memorialise the past and the present, whilst responding to political, cultural and social issues?

About Jacob O’Sullivan

Jacob O'Sullivan is Museum Development Manager – Collections & Interpretation for Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS). MGS is the national development body for Scotland’s 430 museums and galleries, and supports the museum sector through advice, advocacy and funding. Jacob is responsible for working with museums to develop the stories that museums tell through their collections, and the groups and narratives that these stories represent, as well as encouraging museums and communities to work together to celebrate Intangible Cultural Heritage.