The Scottish government has announced funding to enable National Museums Scotland to tour an exhibition of the Galloway hoard to museums across Scotland An exhibition of the hoard will be displayed at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh and will thereafter tour to Kirkcudbright galleries, the McManus in Dundee and Aberdeen art gallery.
The Scottish government has provided £150,000 towards the tour and a national programme. This includes the conservation work currently being undertaken on the hoard to enable it to tour, the sharing of digital assets, research outcomes and new educational resources related to the Viking-age material.