Communities
‘Power has shifted’: Northern Ireland’s community-led museums
A growing number of heritage projects are allowing local people to explore and share their own stories rather than having others speak for them. By Simon Stephens
Communities in north Wales to get better access to national collections
Amgueddfa Cymru and Wrexham University sign Memorandum of Understanding to increase access
Community engagement initiatives recognised at sector awards
Birmingham Museums Citizens’ Jury and Horniman’s All Eyes on Her among the winners
Inclusivity drive for museums in South-West England
Connected for Change project led by Museum Development South West
Quay to success | Poole Museum, Poole, Dorset
These restored historic galleries take in a modern twist
Q&A | ‘We want to avoid the static, glass-case model and create a place that excites curiosity’
Crispin Kelly, the chief executive of Baylight Properties, tells us about a flagship new cultural development on Ipswich Town’s waterfront, Clay 1A
Radical Museums | S3E2: E-J Scott
Simon Stephens travels to south London to interview E-J Scott, founder of the Museum of Transology
Radical Museums | S3E1: William Mitchell
Sharon Heal meets William Mitchell, project director for the Action for Community Transformation (ACT) Initiative in Belfast
Powell-Cotton Museum seeks community input in redisplay of Zulu collections
A museum-wide reinterpretation project is currently underway at the Kent institution
The power of being | Tigers and Dragons: India and Wales in Britain, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
A show that asks big questions about the legacies of colonialism and its impact on identity
