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News Weather

Museums and heritage sites count ‘devastating’ cost of Storm Arwen

National Trust properties and Fraserburgh Heritage Centre among worst hit by last week’s storm

News Turner Prize

Northern Ireland art group wins Turner Prize

Array Collective focuses on social and political issues

News Covid-19

Museums tighten Covid measures in light of Omicron variant

Sector responds to new regulations on self-isolation and face coverings

Features oral history

Heard but not seen

Carrying out oral history projects during the pandemic has been challenging but rewarding. Deborah Mulhearn reports

Features oral history

Let’s hear it for oral history

Rob Perks celebrates the pioneering work in oral history that has transformed the way museums engage with audiences

Analysis Accessibility

The future must be all inclusive

Cultural institutions have an opportunity to reshape their practice to cater for the needs of vulnerable groups, says Geraldine Kendall Adams

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News Architecture

Aberdeen Art Gallery wins architecture award

Hoskins Architects designed revamp of 19th-century building

News Closure

New owners prevent closure of world’s first savings bank museum

Local campaign ensured the site would remain in the hands of the community

News Retail

Museum retailers gear up for #MuseumShopSunday

Event aims to highlight vital role of retail in cultural and heritage venues

News Leadership

All change at the top as sector bodies announce new leadership

Appointees to head up ACE museum team, Heritage Fund and Creative Industries Council

News Racism

Petition calls on Nottingham Castle Trust board to step down

But trustees say they have been subjected to ‘trial by social and other media’

News Digital

Heritage Fund backs digital volunteering

£1m programme supporting 17 UK projects, including museum-led initiatives

News Trust status

Royal Pavilion & Museums consults on restructure

Trust says it aims to minimise staff losses as it grapples with budget shortfall

News Art Fund

Art Fund campaign aims to boost museum access among young people

Sector must take urgent action to inspire the next generation of visitors, charity says

News Covid-19

Latest round of Culture Recovery Fund awarded

More than 900 cultural organisations to benefit from £107m

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Analysis

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Analysis

The right balance

Tackling colonial legacies can be challenging for military history museums, says Geraldine Kendall Adams

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

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Opinion

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Opinion Climate Crisis

Editorial | We can’t shirk the climate crisis

Tough decisions need to be made

Opinion Digital

Digital column | Identify your needs

Driving up digital capability

Opinion Front of House

Policy column | Front-of-house deserve better treatment

MA to launch Charter for Change

Opinion Climate Crisis

Vox pop | What is the best way of engaging audiences with the climate crisis?

Three museum workers give their views

Opinion

Supporting public investment in museums

Funding will help communities recover from Covid

Opinion Crime

Has the pandemic left collections more vulnerable to theft?

Government support is needed, says Anja Shortland

Opinion Climate Crisis

We should talk about the climate emergency at every opportunity

Having a sustainability statement is crucial, says Katherine McAlpine

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

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In practice

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In practice Conservation

Share your conservation case studies

Museums Journal is looking for examples of good practice and innovative work

In practice Climate Crisis

Trendswatch | Energy efficient buildings

Adopting the Passivhaus system is making an active difference to museums’ energy consumption

In practice Sustainability

Case study | What’s your beef?

Caroline Parry on the daily grind of building an exhibition about the meat industry

In practice Climate Crisis

Guide | Getting your act together

Top tips on how to put sustainability on the agenda at your museum

In practice Climate Crisis

Focus | Sustainable solutions

What role can museums play in tackling the climate crisis? Caroline Parry finds out

In practice Digital

Using audio archives to create immersive experiences

A case study from Cornwall Museums Partnership

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People

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People Climate Crisis

Profile | Climate for change

Sara Kassam talks to Rebecca Atkinson about her new role as the Museums Association’s climate champion trustee

People Moves

Moves

The latest appointments in museums, galleries and heritage

People Climate Crisis

Working life | Clare Lilley

The director of programme at Yorkshire Sculpture Park oversees the Oak Project, which explores people’s relationship with the natural world

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

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Features

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Features Photography

Hidden truths

Photographer and activist Red Saunders tells Simon Stephens the vision behind his Hidden Project, which shines a light on historic struggles for social justice

Features Museum Of

Museum of… The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, Exeter

Lynsey Ford sees how three centuries of the moving image are brought to life in a remarkably extensive collection

Features Best In Show

Best in show | Red silk dress, 1770s

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria

Features Small Museums

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

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

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

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Reviews

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Reviews Redevelopment

For the people | Manchester Jewish Museum

Lived experiences are at the heart of this new-look museum, writes Katie Henderson

Reviews Activism

Secret Museum | Museum of Homelessness

A glimpse into the profundities of what it means to be homeless during a pandemic

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

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Careers guide

In practice Careers guide

Focus | Why work in museums?

Making an entrance

In practice Careers guide

The changing face of the museum sector

The challenges that new entrants will need to tackle

In practice Careers guide

Trendswatch | Distance learning

How courses and students have adapted during Covid

In practice Workforce

The benefits of work experience

Students from the University of Leicester share how virtual placements have enhanced their careers

In practice Careers guide

Guide | Making a career of it

The best ways to keep up with professional development

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