Museums Journal - Museums Association

The money may arrive too late to save some job losses, while the distribution process and support for freelancers are among the other issues yet to be resolved

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Opinion

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Opinion Ma Conference

Conference will be a great opportunity to re-engage

The theme of World Turned Upside Down really captures the position that the sector is in

Opinion Covid-19

Policy | The MA is fighting for you across the UK

With museums facing an uncertain future, having a UK-wide association is more important than ever

Opinion Covid-19

Is it time for national museums to take a hyper-local approach?

As new lockdown restrictions loom, we need to shift our focus to the visitors on our doorstep

Opinion Digital

Digital | Immerse your museum in technology

The new Museums Immersive Network will share best practice on developing immersive experiences

Opinion Furlough

Voxpop | How are you welcoming staff back from furlough?

What are museums doing to ease staff back in as the job retention scheme nears its end?

Opinion

We must rise to the challenge of engaging older people during Covid

Lockdown reinforced digital exclusion of the elderly

Opinion Learning and Engagement

It’s time for a revolution in learning and engagement

Created with a mission to respond to communities, our new manifesto is more relevant than ever

Opinion Collecting

Transforming collections

Iniva is looking for a museum or gallery partner for its Future Collect project

Opinion

Caring for engagement teams post lockdown

The function of engagement teams has changed in light of Covid-19, says Jon Sleigh

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Covid-19 impact tracker

News Workforce

Fears that new government scheme will not save jobs

DCMS culture committee says the replacement for the furlough scheme ‘may not be able to stop unprecedented redundancies’

News redundancy

Tate denies using ‘strike-breaking’ tactics against workers

Tensions rise between management and staff as industrial action continues

News Cuts

York Museums Trust enters redundancy consultations

'Survival depends on reduction in costs,' trust warns

News Covid-19

Two thirds of Scotland’s independent museums say they cannot survive for a year

Museums Galleries Scotland says there is a ‘real and urgent need’ for further financial support to avoid closures

Analysis Covid-19

Tensions rise over mass redundancies

The scale of job losses raises questions about what the cultural sector will look like in future

News Covid-19

Extend furlough scheme to save museums, says Senedd report

Committee warns ‘financial timebomb’ will hit organisations in October

People

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People Activism

Q&A | ‘The time to hear the stories of the diverse women of east London is long, long overdue’

Like a phoenix from the ashes, the East End Women’s Museum has risen from unusual beginnings

People

Q&A | ‘It’s really Blackpool, but in a new way’

Blackpool's new museum, Showtown, has just won gold at the global Brand Impact Awards. Leanne Heatley explains the secrets to its design success

People

Working life | Becca Clayton, Museum Futures trainee

‘There has been a mad rush to produce as much content as possible’

People Learning and Engagement

‘We need to understand the impact of the digital shift on under-served communities’

Q&A with Anjana Khatwa, engagement lead at Wessex Museums

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Features

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Features Collections

Best in show | Fishermen and Visitors, 1931, by Joseph Edward Southall

Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle

Features Museum Of

The Museum of… | The Museum of Comedy, London

How an empty crypt was transformed into a shrine to comedy

Features Covid-19

Crisis management

Javier Pes investigates the challenges facing medical museums during the Covid-19 pandemic

Features

Best in show

Lights at Sunset in Ostia by Tullio Crali, 1930, Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London

Features Covid-19

A watershed for the sector

Museums have learned a huge amount while acquiring items related to the pandemic and it could have a lasting impact on the sector. Simon Stephens reports

Features

Opening | Albertina Modern, Vienna

Geraldine Kendall Adams finds out how a new modern and contemporary art museum had no choice but to postpone its opening because of the Covid-19 pandemic

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