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News Sponsorship

SMG under fire for ‘gagging clause’ in Shell deal

Institution says sponsorship contract was ‘standard’ but campaigners warn of chilling effect

News Unesco

‘We’re thrilled’: Wales’s slate landscape becomes World Heritage Site

Bid to recognise region’s 1,800-year history of slate mining was a decade in the making

News Capital projects

Focus on Africa in reopened David Livingstone Birthplace

The £9.1m transformation highlights the explorer’s expedition crew

In practice Climate Crisis

Developing sustainability policies at your museum

A case study from Imperial War 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

Features Best In Show

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

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News

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News Diversity

Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust announces £390,000 diversity and equality drive

Funding from James Henry Green Trust will support service widen access to visitors

News Closure

Ballyclare war museum fights closure following Covid crisis

War Years Remembered closed its doors on 10 July but is still fundraising for a new home

News Closure

Campaign against Swindon museum closure gathers pace

Council criticised for lack of consultation and detail on long-term plans

News Unesco

Stonehenge could be placed on Heritage In Danger register

Warning comes as first legal challenge against the planned tunnel is rejected

News Redevelopment

Liverpool defiant after being stripped of world heritage status

City deleted from Unesco list due to developments around historic docklands

News Anti-racism

Manchester museums to preserve messages left on Rashford mural

Thousands of messages will be removed on Friday ahead of wet weekend

News

Ros Kerslake to step down as Heritage Fund chief executive

Kerslake will leave at the end of 2021 after five years in the role

News Awards

Art Fund reveals Museum of the Year shortlist

Winning museum will be announced in September and will receive £100,000

News Covid-19

Museums stick with safety measures as England’s Covid rules ease

Many venues are continuing to limit capacity and ask visitors to wear masks

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Analysis

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Analysis Workforce

Museum staffing hit by double whammy of Covid and Brexit

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

Analysis Disposal

At your disposal

An online platform that will enable museums to sell objects to the public has put deaccessioning under the spotlight once more

Analysis Learning and Engagement

Lessons to be learned

What will be the long-term impact of the pandemic on museum education?

Analysis Workforce

Workforce bears brunt of pandemic

The loss of more than 4,000 roles in museums lays bare the long-term costs of Covid

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Opinion

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Opinion Digital

Digital | Podcasts need personality, not big budgets

Museums n’That at Leeds Museums

Opinion National museums

National museums based in the regions face unique challenges

How do you fulfil your remit and tell local stories?

Opinion Wellbeing

Policy | Define your role in making change

MA president shares her views on key issues

Opinion Funding

Adaptability is the key to survival

Policies discourage a steady and deliberative approach for the long term

Opinion Funding

Funders are determined not to revert to pre-pandemic ways

We will be transparent and trustworthy, says Sufina Ahmad

Opinion Diversity

Diversity must be at the heart of good governance

A trustee’s critical role is in ensuring that museums are living up to their values

Opinion Lgbt+

Queer museums: hidden heritage on the rise?

Myla Corvidae asks whether the sector is as committed to queer representation as it often claims

Opinion Covid-19

From uncertainty to hope

From a lengthy lockdown to an FA cup win, Leicester and its cultural venues can now see light at the end of the tunnel

Opinion Decolonising Museums

The sector is no longer unified on the subject of the British empire

We must face up to the ethical issues or the sector could be heading for a permanent schism

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In practice

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In practice Covid-19

Focus | How to make outdoor areas Covid-19 safe

Practical tips - from ticketing systems to signage

In practice pests

Trendswatch | Tackling insect infestations

Deborah Mulhearn finds out what the newest extermination innovations are

In practice Learning and Engagement

The Silver Wave: supporting teachers to talk about colonial violence

A case study from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

In practice Participation

Community participation: a child-led approach

A case study from Pioneering Places: Ramsgate

In practice Climate Crisis

Dive in: raising awareness of ocean sustainability

A case study from the University of St Andrews

In practice Covid-19

Focus | Making more of outside spaces

Covid-19 has required museums to think outside the box, says Juliana Gilling

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People

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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

People Photography

Profile | Calling the shots

As the Photographers’ Gallery marks its 50th birthday, director Brett Rogers shares her vision for the future of the venue with Simon Stephens

People Museum branding

Q&A | ‘We knew this was a golden opportunity for us to return even stronger’

David Watson on NML's bold redesign and the secret to developing a great museum brand

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Features

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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 Australia

Screen savers | Acmi, Melbourne

Digital culture is at the heart of this 21st-century reboot

Features Volunteers

The gift that keeps on giving

It is vitally important to protect one of the sector’s most prized assets – the army of volunteers helping bring museums to life

Features Cemeteries

From radical history to wild woodland

Abney Park cemetery is a valuable resource for Hackney’s diverse community, says Nick Toner

Features Cemeteries

Beth Haim: four centuries of history

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Holland has a new lease of life, says Simon Stephens

Features Cemeteries

We will remember them

David Lammy on the continuing campaign to right a shocking racial injustice at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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Reviews

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Reviews Digital

Digital reviews

Rachel Ellis digs a blossoming collection of homegrown videos

Reviews Bookshelf

On my bookshelf | The Haçienda: How Not to Run a Club, by Peter Hook

Owen Hopkins on the link between nightclubs and museums

Reviews Art

A brush with fame | @background_bob and his amazing friends

Firstsite's exhibition on a global art alliance that paints a vivid picture of lockdown life

Reviews Books

Books | Troy on Display: Scepticism and Wonder at Schliemann’s First Exhibition

A rigorous account of an exhibition that combines history with drama and a fascinating protagonist

Reviews Openings

Crafters’ companion | Crafts Council Gallery

This new creative space in London is the perfect home to showcase a rediscovered love of crafting

Reviews Temporary Exhibition

Digging up the past | Drawn from the Pits and Women in the Miners’ Strike

Two exhibitions at the National Coal Mining Museum for England delve into a rich seam of mining history

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