Communities

Fine art | The power of regional galleries

Despite some tricky financial challenges, many UK galleries are offering ambitious programming that is firmly rooted in the needs of local communities

Mary Rose Museum publishes insights into impact of community engagement

New report details social and economic impact of Tudor warship

Q&A | ‘Having the opportunity to protect your voice and save your story is precious’

E-J Scott, founder of the Museum of Transology, on community, culture and collecting cardboard signs

Museum of Homelessness pilots emergency shelter during severe cold weather

Building was used to support people living on the streets during -4° conditions

Industrial revolution | Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield

Simon Brown finds a fresh presentation of empire and industry at this much-loved Yorkshire museum

Landmark programme to tell stories from Aids pandemic

National HIV Story Trust awarded funding for regional roadshow

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A radical vision for art will counter a reduced cultural infrastructure

Women’s museum is a vital service, says Marijke Steedman

Hampshire Cultural Trust ‘gamifies’ collections auditing

Competitive element enables volunteers win prizes for data inventory

Museums Change Lives | 2023 Winners

Meet the latest winners of the MA's awards recognising social impact in museums

Books | Co-designing Infrastructures: Community Collaboration for Liveable Cities

Inspiration for museum projects with communities

Radical Museums | S2E4: Agrippa Njanina

Sharon Heal travels to Belfast to meet Agrippa Njanina, a community engagement officer at National Museums Northern Ireland

Radical Museums | S2E1: Leonie Bell

Simon Stephens meets Leonie Bell, the director of V&A Dundee