Disposal case study: National Museums Scotland
Tacye Phillipson explains why looking at past disposals can help inform future work
Ethics
Disposal case study: Science Museum
Hannah Brignell shares an ongoing collections review of 7.3 million items
Disposal case study: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Rosalyn Sklar shares an ambitious collections review project
Disposal case study: Bristol Culture
Andy King shares two positive examples of disposal
Moving forward with disposal
Practical ways museums can embrace the D word
Are we there yet? Tackling the sector’s resistance to disposal
How can museums overcome some of the key barriers?
Exeter museum to explore Devon’s links with slave trade
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery commissions artist Joy Gregory
Definitions are dynamic, not static
The controversy over how we should define a museum goes back years
Scottish National Portrait Gallery drops BP Portrait Award show
Exhibition ‘at odds’ with aim to address climate emergency, says NGS
Actions, not words
Decolonisation has become an important global debate in museums and galleries but it must be more than a conversation and lead to real and lasting change among people and institutions
MA conference finds sector is ready to change its ways
A range of challenging issues was tackled at the event in Brighton last month, and it also felt as though practical solutions were being sought
Hazardous materials
Ethics case studies