Features
A watershed for the sector
Museums have learned a huge amount while acquiring items related to the pandemic and it could have a lasting impact on the sector. Simon Stephens reports
Opening | Albertina Modern, Vienna
Geraldine Kendall Adams finds out how a new modern and contemporary art museum had no choice but to postpone its opening because of the Covid-19 pandemic
Get on board
A more representative set of trustees will have a trickle-down effect on the workforce and provide a diversity of thought and life experience that will make for a better museum. Juliana Gilling reports
Rewriting history
An ambitious project to digitise Ireland’s lost public records will aid the study of the nation’s history, says Patrick Kelly
Museum of… Museum of Cider, Hereford
Louise Gray imbibes the history of a popular drink that’s been around since the 14th century
Elbow grease
From tiny timepieces to industrial-scale machinery, our museums’ mechanical exhibits and experiences are things of wonder, thanks to the army of maintenance people who keep them all in good working order
Trendswatch | Text messages
From embroidery to rhyming couplets, museum are finding ways to say things a little differently with their labels
International opening
How the revamped Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art in Japan is opening its doors during the coronavirus pandemic
