Features

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

Building our rightful place in history

Holly Hotchner on the growing efforts to give women the plinth they deserve in history

Where are all the women?

With studies continuing to paint a poor picture of female representation in art, Maggie Gray talks to those working to address the issue of gender imbalance in collections

Telling a shared history

A century on from partition, Northern Ireland's museums are helping heal past wounds by telling history from both sides

Best in show | Copy of a physiology textbook used as an examination crib sheet, c.1970s

This tiny book made by a would-be exam cheat was perfect for the Royal College of Physicians’ online exhibition

Museum of… The Scottish Crannog Centre

Victoria Miller gets a fascinating insight into life during the iron age through the reconstruction of ancient dwellings

All embracing | Hakanto Contemporary, Antananarivo, Madagascar

This new gallery brings inclusivity to the heart of the Malagasy art scene

Role models

Meet the actors who spark history into life for museum visitors