Museums Journal

Features Decolonising Museums

You’ve got to get your history right

Tehmina Goskar traces the roots behind years of misrepresentation of social and cultural history in museums and argues change can only come from within

Features Decolonising Museums

Waiting for myself to appear

Artist and playwright Michael McMillan discusses how decolonising museums and the education system can help ensure that Black history is no longer overlooked

In practice Exhibitions

Focus | Making under-told stories the star of the show

Melanie Hollis shares how Ipswich Museum created the Power of Stories exhibition

News Architecture

Museums and galleries triumph in Riba National Awards

Windermere Jetty Museum and Tintagel Castle Footbridge also nominated for Stirling Prize 2021

News Sponsorship

Science Museum removes protester’s climate strike placard from display

Donor asked for item to be taken out of Shell-sponsored exhibition

News Restitution

Nazi-looted film donated to BFI after restitution

The masterpiece by filmmakers Stefan and Franciszka Themerson was presumed lost or destroyed

News

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News Dcms

Nadine Dorries becomes 10th culture secretary since 2010

MP for Mid-Bedfordshire to replace Oliver Dowden at DCMS

News Anniversaries

Memorial & Museum marks 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Cultural institutions across New York holding events

News Climate Crisis

V&A announces net zero emissions target for 2035

Commitment is among the plans in the institution’s new sustainability strategy

News Closure

Last-gasp bid to halt indefinite closure of Swindon museum

Campaign group says council has rowed back on earlier reassurances

News Reopening

The Burrell Collection to reopen in March 2022

Refurbishment will boost gallery space by 35%

News Climate Crisis

Culture at COP website launches ahead of crucial climate conference

Platform will showcase Cop26-related culture, heritage and arts events

News Collecting

Two Paula Rego artworks go on display at National Museum Cardiff

Works acquired for Derek Williams Trust collection

News Sponsorship

Science Museum defends oil sponsorship after XR occupation

Climate group held overnight sit-in to protest museum’s partnerships with fossil fuel companies

News Festival

Festival of Sanctuary announces Lampedusa Cross loan to Hastings

Hastings Museum and Art Gallery supports key partnerships for refugee resettlement

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Analysis

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Analysis Black history

Out of many, one museum

Curating content that allows people of colour to see and be themselves might one day give them a sense of belonging, says Carol Ann Dixon

Analysis Slavery

Past tense

Tokenistic gestures are not enough to tackle colonial legacies, says Errol Francis

Analysis Leadership

Forward thinking

Those who have been held back by inequality in the past may be best placed to deal with the challenges we face in the future, says Hilary Carty

Analysis Workforce

Museum staffing hit by double whammy of Covid and Brexit

‘Pingdemic’ brings disruption while some institutions are struggling to recruit enough workers

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Opinion

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Opinion Black Lives Matter

Seizing the opportunity to explore our history

Power imbalances must not go unchallenged, writes Samenua Sesher

Opinion Museum X

Home collections are being lost

Treasures are waiting to be discovered, says Maureen Roberts

Opinion Museum X

Decolonising Scotland’s museums

The overwhelming whiteness of cultural institutions is being challenged, says Lisa Williams

Opinion Decolonising Museums

Policy | An exercise in creatively reimagining the world

Make your own decolonisation journey, says Rachael Minott

Opinion Digital

Digital | How can we use technology in a way that is rooted in Blackness?

Florence Okoye asks how we might ‘get it on’ with digital

Opinion Black history

Vox pop | How do you engage people with Black British history?

'The sense of urgency to seek understanding of our identities and to explore our roots is palpable'

Opinion Museum X

Editorial | Out of many

Presenting the first takeover edition in the history of Museums Journal

Opinion Digital

Digital | Podcasts need personality, not big budgets

Museums n’That at Leeds Museums

Opinion Workforce

Vox pop | What’s the biggest challenge facing museum workers after coronavirus?

Museum professionals share their thoughts on workforce issues under Covid

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In practice

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In practice Communities

Focus | Celebrating local African-Caribbean culture and our stories

Aspire Black Suffolk aims to create a long-lasting legacy to the Power of Stories exhibition

In practice Anti-racism

Trendswatch | Critical friends

The directors of Museum X on how outside voices can help museums create meaningful change

In practice Events

Case study | Extending your reach

Red Earth Collective and Birmingham Museums Trust produced a series of films and a livestreaming event

In practice Anti-racism

Guide | Embedding anti-racism

Charlotte Morgan on Cornwall Museums Partnership’s journey towards institutional change

In practice Fundraising

Share your successful fundraising stories in Museums Journal

Call for practical and advice-led case studies

In practice

Guide | How to create a pop-up museum

Creating a pop-up museum inspired by the heritage you care for provides a social focus for the local community

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People

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People Museum X

Working life | Look east

The director of V&A East, Gus Casely-Hayford, discusses his ambitious plans to celebrate the wealth of creative talent in a youthful and vibrant area of London

People Black Lives Matter

Q&A | ‘We had to say Black Live Music Matters’

Music curator at the Horniman Museum and Gardens, Adem Holness, on how the 696 festival came together

People Digital

Q&A | ‘Holographic technology can become part of preserving human history’

We spoke to Perception Codes founder Sirisilp Kongsilp about the launch of Desktop AR

People Working life

Working life | Nêst Thomas

The Welsh Museums Federation president and Gwynedd Museums & Arts manager tells us about her goals

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Features

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Features Museum X

Building the future

Leading voices from across the globe share their insights and experiences of their efforts to advance the world’s understanding and knowledge of Black history

Features Decolonising Museums

Facing up to the past

Harewood House in Leeds is taking active steps to be more open about its colonial past, but more can be done, says Emily Zobel Marshall

Features Art

Best in show | Commodities, 2021, by Carl Gabriel

Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, South Yorkshire

Features Museum X

Into the groove

Patrick Vernon is preserving African diaspora heritage through a radio show broadcast from a space station in the year 2300

Features Museum Of

Museum of… Bow Street Police Museum, London

Chiara Wilkinson visits this arresting new museum and takes its curator and manager in for questioning

Features Best In Show

Best in show | David asleep on the Trans-Siberian Express, 1973, by Geoff MacCormack

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

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Reviews

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Reviews Museum X

Above and beyond

Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s show featuring contemporary artist Joana Vasconcelos is not to be missed, writes Charu Vallabhbhai

Reviews Art

A cut above

Chiedza Mhondoro reflects on Somerset House’s pioneering Get Up, Stand Up Now show and why it attracted such a diverse audience

Reviews Bookshelf

On my bookshelf | Black Artists in British Art: A History Since the 1950s, by Eddie Chambers

Cheryl Bowen selects a book that holds the space and cultural memory of Black British art

Reviews Black history

Books | Rewriting history

Deirdre Osborne looks at the writers and books that challenge our understanding of the past and pave the way for an inclusive future

Reviews

Books | Provenance Research Today: Principles, Practice, Problems

The complexity of proving provenance is brought into sharp focus in this engaging guide to best practice, says Anna Garnett

Reviews Bookshelf

On my bookshelf | The Pre-Raphaelites, by Christopher Wood

This book is a reminder of the emotional connections visitors make to collections, says Helen Antrobus

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