Features

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

Acquired knowledge

Art Fund director Stephen Deuchar tells Simon Stephens about his passion for collecting and the way forward for museum acquisitions.

The Museum of…Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections

Louise Gray hears how Shibden Hall is more than just the home of Anne Lister, its most famous owner

The Museum of… Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections

Anstruther's Scottish Fisheries Museum was created when a group of concerned people realised that the industry was in decline, learns Louise Gray

On the waterfront

Julie Finch, the head of Bristol's Museums, has high hopes for a project that will tell the city's history. By Simon Stephens. Photographs by Phil Sayer

New horizons

As museums and galleries in the Middle East continue to expand, Deborah Dunham looks at how their staff are being trained and developed

World view

A History of the World in 100 Objects has been a major undertaking for the British Museum and the BBC. John Holt hears how it has benefited regional museums

Where it’s at

Simon Groom reveals what he has been doing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. By Simon Stephens

Learning curves

How effective are postgraduate museum studies courses in launching people's careers in the sector? John Holt talks to some former students to find out