Museum of… Bow Street Police Museum, London
Chiara Wilkinson visits this arresting new museum and takes its curator and manager in for questioning
Features
Best in show | David asleep on the Trans-Siberian Express, 1973, by Geoff MacCormack
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Screen savers | Acmi, Melbourne
Digital culture is at the heart of this 21st-century reboot
The gift that keeps on giving
It is vitally important to protect one of the sector’s most prized assets – the army of volunteers helping bring museums to life
From radical history to wild woodland
Abney Park cemetery is a valuable resource for Hackney’s diverse community, says Nick Toner
Beth Haim: four centuries of history
The oldest Jewish cemetery in Holland has a new lease of life, says Simon Stephens
We will remember them
David Lammy on the continuing campaign to right a shocking racial injustice at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Life after death
With restored buildings, new interpretation spaces and tailored trails, the grand municipal cemeteries of the 19th century are proving popular places to visit, even at a time of great loss
Clean lines | A glimpse into the future of museum storage
Behind the scenes at the SMG’s new collections management centre
Story time | Western Australian Museum Boola Bardip, Perth
Social history is at the core of this people-first revamp, says Chiara Wilkinson
Best in show | Embroidered screen, 1884-85, by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
William Morris Gallery, London
Sisterhood stories
Caroline Gausden reflects on the groundbreaking work of Glasgow Women’s Library