Deborah Mulhearn
Deborah Mulhearn
freelance journalist
The front line
Deborah Mulhearn on the organisations that are unafraid to promote front-of-house staff and are investing in their training and development
Firm foundations
Company collections are often treated as just another asset, suffering from neglect, or worse. But as Deborah Mulhearn discovers, more enlightened businesses understand the importance of maintaining their heritage
A tale of two cities
Deborah Mulhearn reports on the roles museums and galleries are playing in the 800th birthday celebrations of Leeds and Liverpool
Human Interest
Eastern Zambia is renowned for its amazing wildlife, but its remarkable archaeology is less well known. Deborah Mulhearn reports on efforts to create a heritage centre to display the area's two million years of human history
Finding sanctuary
Immigration is a hot topic at the moment, but some museums are trying to go beyond the sensational media headlines and make a real difference to the lives of refugees and asylum seekers. By Deborah Mulhearn
Freedom of assembly
Welsh museums were once refuges, so the joke had it, for holidaymakers when it rained. But devolution and the national museums service's centenary have heralded an era of change, writes Deborah Mulhearn
A tale of two cities
Deborah Mulhearn reports on the roles museums and galleries are playing in the 800th birthday celebrations of Leeds and Liverpool
Family planning
The trend for people to research their family trees offers museums an opportunity to open their archives. By Deborah Mulhearn
Northern exposure
The success of a regional museum partnership in Mid-Antrim could provide a model for cooperative working throughout Northern Ireland. Deborah Mulhearn reports