Tales of the unexpected
Unusual museums can be tucked away in unlikely places. John Holt talks to the people who look after these out-of-the-way venues about loneliness, plastic rats and preparing for Armageddon
Small Museums
Back to the future
Smaller museums are often leading the way in a flurry of activity aimed at returning looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria
Micro matters
Fiona Candlin reflects on her campervan journey around some of the UK’s smaller heritage museums as part of the Mapping Museums project
Keeping the wolf from the door
Deprived of admissions revenue, many small museums are surviving only because they have secured funding
Museum of… Cefn Mawr & District Museum, Wrexham
A community venue that is truly for the people, by the people
Museum of… The Hockey Museum, Woking
This venue scores highly in its efforts to celebrate the history of the game