Features
Climate action | Sewing seeds of hope
A deep-dive into how ecological art has moved from the creative fringes into the mainstream, generating a positive public response
Climate action | ‘We’re turning cultural waste into community assets’
Museums and galleries are seeking to become an integral part of local ecosystems
Climate action | It’s time for museums to take their place at the table
Cultural institutions across the UK are doing thoughtful work to tackle the climate crisis, with many individuals in the sector working hard to drive change
‘We needed a building that could be a safe space for everyone’: A museum shaped by the Troubles
Geraldine Kendall Adams visits a border museum in the Republic of Ireland that has brought healing to a divided community
The boom years | Museums Journal, 1960-2000
Rebecca Atkinson looks at how Museums Journal evolved in the postwar years of the 1960s right up to the millennium
A thousand years in the making: The Bayeux Tapestry loan
Geraldine Kendall Adams unpicks the logistics of moving the fragile embroidery from France to England for a historic exhibition at the British Museum
‘Power has shifted’: Northern Ireland’s community-led museums
A growing number of heritage projects are allowing local people to explore and share their own stories rather than having others speak for them. By Simon Stephens
‘It puts the humanity back into the objects’: How craft is remaking collections
Many museums are harnessing the power of contemporary craft by inviting artists to take inspiration from their collections, says Corinne Julius
Making an archive sing
Simon Stephens visits the Red House in Suffolk, the former home of composer Benjamin Britten and his partner, the singer Peter Pears
World at war | Museums Journal, 1930-1960
As Museums Journal marks 125 years of reporting, Geraldine Kendall Adams looks at how world war two and new thinking about cultural value shaped the sector from 1930 to 1960
