What's in the current Museums Journal...

March 2008,
Features

Sporting chance
Museums have capitalised on this summer's Beijing Olympics to secure funding for exhibitions about China. Simon Stephens assesses the implications for London 2012...


'...'It would be nice if there was a thread that linked 2008 and 2012, and it would be good to build on any experience gained this year'...'

Two become one
The desire to merge archives with museum collections is being held back by a lack of funding and understanding, says Scott Billings...



'...'The manuscript is the thing that changed the world. The original will always hold its own excitement and magic'...'

Friends in high places
What do celebrities such as Eddie Izzard, Michael Palin and Lorraine Kelly have in common? Felicity Heywood investigates...



'...'it is becoming harder to get money from the corporate purse, and big blockbusting individuals are in a league of their own'...'

News

Livesey museum to close

Craft Council cuts halved

Reviews

Helmand: The Soldiers' Story, National Army Museum, London
Origins: In Search of Early Wales, National Museum Cardiff
Comment

New entrants to the museum world need to help themselves if they want to get ahead

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Museums Journal February 2008