One of Scotland's smallest museums is in running for prestigious award

Phyllis Crossan, visitor experience assistant at the David Livingstone Birthplace Museum, in the room where Livingstone was born in 1813

A SCOTTISH museum has been nominated for a prestigious award at the 2022 Museums and Heritage Awards.

David Livingstone Birthplace Museum in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, is one of the smallest museums in Scotland and is among a select group in contention for Permanent Exhibition of the Year, an award at the so-called “Oscars” of the museum world.