John Holt

John Holt

freelance writer

On the money

Museum fundraisers talk persuasion, persistence and Poussin

Me and my research: Gareth Davies

The construction of a new tramline in Nottingham has revealed important archaeological discoveries

Best in show

Eric Ravilious: Tea at Furlongs, watercolour and pencil on paper, 1939. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London James Russell

Best in show

CRW Nevinson: Limehouse Docks (1913), The Atkinson, Southport

Why I volunteer

Ian Jones, Bede's World, Jarrow

The trustees

The work of trustees – those friends in high places charged with ensuring everything is above board in charitable institutions – has assumed a new importance in recent years as a greater emphasis is placed on museums being run more effectively and efficiently. “The word on the street used to be ‘management’ but, in the …

Me and my research

Clem Fisher links an extinct pigeon in Liverpool to the Mauritian dodo

Joanne Chamberlain

Being the person to correctly identify a mislabelled jar proved the start of a new journey of discovery

Who got the job

Marketing officer, Museum of Army Flying

Why I volunteer

Chris Seymour at Royal Engineers Museum

Making headlines

John Holt talks to press and PR people about making the most of the fantastic stories that museums and galleries have to tell

Best in show

Seeing off Korean envoys returning to their country, c.1451-1600, anonymous, British Museum