Eleanor Mills
Eleanor Mills
deputy editor, Museums Journal
Caro Howell appointed director-general of Imperial War Museums
Foundling Museum director to take up new role in May 2023
Museum of… Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage, Edinburgh
Part of a working fire station, the museum documents the oldest municipal fire brigade in the UK, and features artefacts dating from 1426
Book review | The Museum: From its Origins to the 21st Century
Owen Hopkins' generously illustrated and thoughtful global history of museums has gaps but is a joy to read
On my bookshelf | Steam at Thursford
This 1982 book traces the author's passion for steam and the result is a national treasure
Profile | ‘We must be careful not to unconsciously add to the toxicity’
Corinne Fowler on the need to be humane and sensitive when dealing with the National Trust’s colonial histories
Q&A | ‘We are keen for Windrush 75 to be celebrated by everyone in the UK’
A new network aims to make 2023 a year of Windrush celebrations marking its 75th anniversary
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to close for essential repairs
Museum will shut on 13 November until 2024
All out for All Hallows’ Eve
Want a decent dose of creeping dread? These shows deliver everything you could wish for in your nightmares
By the people, for the people | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Six small exhibitions make up more than the sum of their parts in telling the diverse, lively and creatively interesting story of Birmingham
