The Museums Advisory Service helps museums in Wiltshire by:

• acting as professional curatorial advisers to volunteer-run museums
• providing training and development for all museum staff and volunteers
• advising museums how to catalogue and care for their exhibits
• providing grants to carry out museum projects
• helping museums meet and maintain national standards, such as museum accreditation
• helping museums design and produce displays and exhibitions
• advising how to improve access to museums and their exhibits
• helping museums attract new visitors
• carrying out county wide projects such as setting up websites and digital photography
• publicising and promoting all museums
• hosting ‘Wiltshire Treasures’ a web catalogue of Wiltshire museum collections

The independent museums supported by the service range from voluntary community-run museums to those with internationally important collections.