Julie Nightingale
Learning power
Julie Nightingale on why the Museums Association is changing its flagship professional development programme
In search of the good life
Getting a job in a museum or gallery overseas is a great way to develop your career and discover another country. But how easy is it to transfer your skills abroad, asks Julie Nightingale
Learning potential
Adult Learners' Week comes at a time when the subject is gaining a higher profile, not least in museums and galleries. Julie Nightingale reports
What are you looking at?
The depiction of disability has an ignoble history. But a new project could help museums rethink the ways that they represent disabled people. By Julie Nightingale
Leading questions
What do leadership courses offer and do museums and galleries really benefit from letting their senior staff take them, asks Julie Nightingale
It’s a hard job
The museum sector has been slowly tackling the workforce issues it faces, but entry-level recruitment remains a problem. Julie Nightingale finds out what is being done to change this
Trust or bust
More and more local authorities are considering moving their museums and galleries to trust status. Julie Nightingale looks at the pros and cons
Independence days
It is 30 years since a pioneering group of independent museums set up an association to represent their views. Julie Nightingale looks back at those exciting times and asks what challenges the sector faces today