Eleanor Mills
Eleanor Mills
deputy editor, Museums Journal
New museum of illustration opens in London
Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration has a dedicated library and exhibition spaces
From ‘grubby’ mass production to serious artist – Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy
These joyful, insightful works are given the critical attention they deserve at The Box, Plymouth, says Lara Goodband
Scottish Crannog Centre unveils new building
Opening follows 2021 fire that devastated the Perthshire site
National Museum of the Royal Navy launches new name and visual identity
'Royal Navy Museums' branding will be rolled out over two years
Profile | ‘The people who put this place together wanted to unify science’
Gavin Svenson, the new director of Oxford University Museum of Natural History, talks about his career, an ambitious collections redisplay, and his academic specialism – praying mantises
Age of empire | Museums Journal, 1901-1930
Overseas expeditions, the rise of museums across the UK and abroad, and the impact of the first world war – in its first 30 years Museums Journal reported it all
Collections Trust takes on Find an Object service
Museums Association version remains live until 18 May
Books | Object-Based Learning: Exploring museums and collections, by Thomas Kador
This book will inspire you to consider the stories behind objects in a different way
A portrait changed our perspective
Hannah Hooks on how Portrait of Mai by Joshua Reynolds speaks to multiple stories of colonial expansion
