What's in the current Museums Journal...
June 2009,
Features
Contested history
On the eve of the launch of an online archive of the Troubles, James Morrison asks how cultural organisations are dealing with the legacy of conflict in Northern Ireland...
'...'There will be a bit of sniping - I'd be disappointed if it didn't engender debate. I see it as part of a continuing process'...'
Insider knowledge
Louise Gray on how museums and galleries are using artists in residence programmes to gain new perspectives on their collections...
'...' there is an element of the unknown about this. It's not something that many sane people do'...'
Rich seams
On the 25th anniversary of the miners' strike, Ceri Thompson, the curator of the Big Pit, has been looking back at an event that changed his life forever. By Simon Stephens...
'...'Thatcher is the most important person in the coal industry over the past 30 years. And without her I would not be here'...'
News
MA fund to encourage innovation
Culture budget slashed by £20m
Stolen-art bill moves closer
Reviews
The Whitechapel Gallery, London
The Braid, Ballymena, County Antrim
Airborne Assault, Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridge
Comment
There is still some way to go in making our collections effective
It started as a whisper, but the calls to end free entry are getting louder
Museums are being left behind in the online shopping boom
Also in this month's edition of Museums Journal magazine
Jobs, People, Courses, Letters, The List, Best in show
The month that was...
Museums Journal May 2009
Contested history
On the eve of the launch of an online archive of the Troubles, James Morrison asks how cultural organisations are dealing with the legacy of conflict in Northern Ireland...
'...'There will be a bit of sniping - I'd be disappointed if it didn't engender debate. I see it as part of a continuing process'...'
Insider knowledge
Louise Gray on how museums and galleries are using artists in residence programmes to gain new perspectives on their collections...
'...' there is an element of the unknown about this. It's not something that many sane people do'...'
Rich seams
On the 25th anniversary of the miners' strike, Ceri Thompson, the curator of the Big Pit, has been looking back at an event that changed his life forever. By Simon Stephens...
'...'Thatcher is the most important person in the coal industry over the past 30 years. And without her I would not be here'...'
News
MA fund to encourage innovation
Culture budget slashed by £20m
Stolen-art bill moves closer
Reviews
The Whitechapel Gallery, London
The Braid, Ballymena, County Antrim
Airborne Assault, Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridge
Comment
There is still some way to go in making our collections effective
It started as a whisper, but the calls to end free entry are getting louder
Museums are being left behind in the online shopping boom
Also in this month's edition of Museums Journal magazine
Jobs, People, Courses, Letters, The List, Best in show
The month that was...
Museums Journal May 2009
