Museums Journal

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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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

Reviews Openings

Home truths | Museum of the Home, London

This thoughtful and sensitive redevelopment has allowed the museum to tell a far more inclusive, personal and engaging story

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