Social history
Scottish Crannog Centre unveils new building
Opening follows 2021 fire that devastated the Perthshire site
Food for thought | School Dinners, Food Museum, Stowmarket, Suffolk
A showcase of school dinners through the decades is engaging visitors of all ages, whether they experienced ordeal by pink custard or turkey twizzlers
Tributes paid following death of Scotland’s ‘powerhouse’ curator Elspeth King
Social historian remembered for her work to expand working-class collections at People’s Palace in Glasgow
Profile | ‘One of the things that is critical to our mission is to help people find their voice’
Clare Barlow, the director of People’s History Museum in Manchester, on democracy, speaking out and hope
Rooms Through Time: Winter Past, Museum of the Home, London
A festive makeover of this much-loved permanent exhibition has enabled the museum to tease out evocative stories of the winter season
Home comforts | Why museum interpretation of domestic life is evolving
Museums about the home are shifting their focus from design to a more personal narrative
Life in plastic | Barbie: The Exhibition, Design Museum, London
This exhibition provides a colourful time learning about the brand’s scale and influence
Books | Race and Sociocultural Inclusion in Science Communication
This book is a timely look at the need to recognise knowledge, finds Craig Smith
Landmark programme to tell stories from Aids pandemic
National HIV Story Trust awarded funding for regional roadshow
Material world | Weaving textiles into museum programming
Laura Moseley unravels the growth of material craft as a form of political and social expression
