Modern vision | US Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
An impressive project in the midst of a pandemic. By Simon Stephens
Features
Museum of… The National Leather Collection, Northampton
An eclectic treasure trove of objects and histories
That was the year that was
Looking back at a traumatic year in which museums were forced to rethink their fundamental purpose
Rooted in the people
How Coventry, the UK City of Culture 2021, is working with residents to produce a programme that addresses activism, radicalism and social change
Museum of… The River Tweed Salmon Fishing Museum, Kelso
A collection assembled from artefacts stored in people’s attics places Atlantic salmon fishing in the context of its location
Switzerland | Kulturstiftung Basel H Geiger, Basel
This new venue not only offers free admission – visitors get a complimentary catalogue as well
Making space
How museums are turning to makerspaces to encourage informal connections with diverse local communities
A new approach to repatriation
The two museums that are nurturing relationships with communities of origin
Best in show | Fishermen and Visitors, 1931, by Joseph Edward Southall
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle
The Museum of… The Museum of Comedy, London
How an empty crypt was transformed into a shrine to comedy
Crisis management
Javier Pes investigates the challenges facing medical museums during the Covid-19 pandemic
Best in show
Lights at Sunset in Ostia by Tullio Crali, 1930, Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London