Building the future
Leading voices from across the globe share their insights and experiences of their efforts to advance the world’s understanding and knowledge of Black history
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Waiting for myself to appear
Artist and playwright Michael McMillan discusses how decolonising museums and the education system can help ensure that Black history is no longer overlooked
You’ve got to get your history right
Tehmina Goskar traces the roots behind years of misrepresentation of social and cultural history in museums and argues change can only come from within
Facing up to the past
Harewood House in Leeds is taking active steps to be more open about its colonial past, but more can be done, says Emily Zobel Marshall
Best in show | Commodities, 2021, by Carl Gabriel
Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, South Yorkshire
Into the groove
Patrick Vernon is preserving African diaspora heritage through a radio show broadcast from a space station in the year 2300
Museum of… Bow Street Police Museum, London
Chiara Wilkinson visits this arresting new museum and takes its curator and manager in for questioning
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