Features
Review of the year
It's been an eventful 12 months for museums and galleries. Museums Journal looks at some of the highs and lows of 2008
New scientists: full transcript
We gathered seven experts to find out what museums can and should offer in science education.
New scientists
We gathered seven experts to find out what museums can and should offer in science education.
Let’s look at my family
There's a serious intention behind a show that sites Old Masters alongside art produced by parents and their children, writes Felicity Heywood
Class of 2005
In June 2004 arts funding organisation the Clore Duffield Foundation announced the first ever participants in an initiative to strengthen leadership in the cultural sector. Museums Journal catches up with some of the Clore Leadership Fellows from museums, and some who came from a different discipline but chose to do their secondments in museums
House keeping
This month Historic Royal Palaces opens its newly restored palace at Kew featuring some ambitious interpretive techniques to tell the story of its past inhabitants. Museums Journal brought together some of the leading figures in historic houses and asked them what the future holds for interpretation
Value judgement
Museums Journal brought together eight leading figures in the sector and asked them to discuss what museums are for. Here are their thoughts
Pop Culture
Paul Lilley tells Simon Stephens about the challenges of creating the British Music Experience from scratch
Risky business
Insurance raises questions about risk, responsibility and the value of collections that are at the heart of what museums do. By Katrina Burroughs
Share value
Museums and galleries are making their resources go further by sharing skills and knowledge, writes Rebecca Atkinson