Eleanor Mills
Eleanor Mills
deputy editor, Museums Journal
On my bookshelf | The Design of Educational Exhibits, second edition, by RS Miles
This book has useful pointers but also has major flaws
Digital review | Virtual artist’s house, Halo open art studio, Halosenniemi, Finland
An art experience that breaks down barriers
Digital review | Virtual gallery, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Some easily fixed problems and this gallery experience could be top notch
Digital review | Virtual exhibition, Pan African Heritage Museum, Ghana
This virtual exhibition offers a thought-provoking and educational experience
Body of evidence | Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons, London
This newly refurbished medical museum has humanised some exhibits, but its history remains uncomfortable
Book review | Demystifying Disability, by Emily Ladau
A brilliant guide to being inclusive and being an ally
Face value | National Portrait Gallery, London
As people with separate access needs, our two reviewers were hopeful that their visit to this redeveloped venue would be a smooth one
Museum of… The Lyme Museum
Eleanor Mills visits a unique online museum that shares the lived experience of people with invisible illnesses and disabilities
Best in show | Dapple Paddle, 1997-98, The McManus, Dundee
Dawson Murray's bold watercolour, painted more than a decade after the artist was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, is a highlight of the gallery's Hidden Histories exhibition
Fancy dresses | Mary Quant: Fashion Revolutionary, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow
A taste of the Swinging Sixties at the Kelvingrove Museum’s Mary Quant retrospective
