In the fast lane
Whether it's speeding about on a motorbike or taking on a new work challenge, Joanne Orr, the CEO of Museums Galleries Scotland, says she has always enjoyed taking risk
Simon Stephens
Trust status
Being chairman of the National Trust has not stopped Simon Jenkins from speaking his mind. By Simon Stephens
The Museum of…Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections: September 2009
Designed by émigré architect Ernö Goldfinger, 2 Willow Road is a triumph of form and function. By Simon Stephens
On a new mission
After spending her whole career at the BBC, Jenny Abramsky has a fresh challenge as chairwoman of the Heritage Lottery Fund. By Simon Stephens.
Holding court
After ten years at the Galleries of Justice in Nottingham, Tim Desmond is expanding the work of the museum further afield. By Simon Stephens.
Opening this month
Wave goodbye to the analogue television signal in Manchester and celebrate typeface in Cheltenham. Simon Stephens looks at this month's new exhibitions
Opening this month
Simon Stephens surveys a selection of the eye-catching shows opening across Britain in the next four weeks
The Braid, Ballymena, County Antrim
The Braid could certainly not be accused of lacking ambition, but the museums service will have to work hard to ensure it's used to its full capacity, writes Simon Stephens
Ancient Egypt, World Museum Liverpool
The latest generation of ancient Egypt galleries try to look beyond mummies and pharaohs and Liverpool is no different, writes Simon Stephens
Taking Liberties, British Library, London
The British Library should have taken a more radical approach to telling the story of our 1,000 year fight for freedoms and rights, says Simon Stephens
Cold War Modern: Design 1945-1970, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Simon Stephens is impressed by the broad range of objects used by the V&A in its largely successful attempt to analyse art and design through the Cold War
Hadrian: Empire and Conflict, British Museum
Peter Lewis finds a revealing portrait of the Roman Emperor Hadrian at the British Museum's latest exhibition on a historic world leader