Eleanor Mills

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Eleanor Mills

deputy editor, Museums Journal

On board | Skateboard, Design Museum, London

An exhibition on the social history of this urban sport

A lasting legacy | Glasgow – City of Empire, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow

Inviting people of colour to co-curate this collection is a step in the right direction

Raft of new projects supported by Art Fund schemes

Weston Loan Programme and Going Places grant recipients announced

Hampshire Cultural Trust ‘gamifies’ collections auditing

Competitive element enables volunteers win prizes for data inventory

Bringing the ancient past closer than ever

Eleanor Mills delves into ancient human history and examines how museums that interpret such long-gone cultures are using innovative techniques to capture the imagination of their audiences

Master plan | Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Galleries, Walker Art Gallery

Abigail Hawkins enjoys seeing old masters through a fresh lens at these redeveloped galleries

Roman around | Wroxeter Roman City, Shropshire

A revamp has brought this ancient site back to life

Books | Co-designing Infrastructures: Community Collaboration for Liveable Cities

Inspiration for museum projects with communities

Bold visions | Scotland’s Art from 1800 to 1945, The National, Edinburgh

An impressive 145 years of Scottish art are covered in this new suite of galleries

Arts council extends National Portfolio Investment Programme

Funding period will be lengthened by one year until end of March 2027

Book review | Stories from Small Museums, by Fiona Candlin, Toby Butler and Jake Watts

Meeting the people behind local collections can be very enjoyable

On my bookshelf | The Story of my Teeth, by Valeria Luiselli

A book of fiction that made a link between the objects and the stories they tell, whether positive or negative