Analysis

Professional advice is invaluable

The MA's fellowship programme is one of several schemes offering career development

Acts of remembrance

Plans to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first world war are taking shape

Critical thinking not used

Research finds that museums fail to share or learn from evaluation

MA shares its 2020 vision

Consultation about the impact museums can have on people's lives generates debate

HLF invests in the future

New strategic framework introduces several pioneering changes

The MA’s at your disposal

Draft due diligence guidelines on disposal by sale published

Remaining public spirited

Museums are maintaining their exhibitions and events programmes, despite budget cuts 

Less giving, more taking

Another fall in corporate giving means private investment is failing to make up for the decline in public funding 

Benefits are taken on trust

Despite many museum services moving to trust status, local authorities do provide advantages 

Barriers to entry remain

Sector is less accessible to disadvantaged young people due to upheaval in higher education