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International | Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Eskişehir, Turkey

This impressive new art museum houses the art collection of a construction magnate

Museum of… Museum of Strathnaver, Sutherland

A museum that is firmly rooted in the local community and the history of one particular clan

Play time

The museums that are using play to engage younger visitors

Off the telly

Heritage sites are wising up to the fact that there is money to be made from hiring their assets out for use on film and television. But what happens when a show becomes a cult hit?

Best in show

Microscope specimen slides, 19th century, St Albans Museum

Popping up near you

Museums are reaching new audiences by setting up pop-ups in empty shops, markets, pubs and other unusual spaces

Trust proof

Janita Bagshawe, the head of Brighton’s Royal Pavilion & Museums, on moving to trust status

Trendswatch | On the mind

How museums are using exhibitions and wellbeing programmes to help people improve their mental health

International | Museum of Literature, Dublin

This cultural landmark is opening up the pages of Ireland’s rich literary heritage to a wider audience

Museum of… Cefn Mawr & District Museum, Wrexham

A community venue that is truly for the people, by the people

My house is your house

The sector would be unable to operate effectively without its front-of-house staff. So why do they feel underpowered and undervalued?

Best in show

Silver trencher plate, 1681-82, made in the workshop of Mary King and owned by diarist Samuel Pepys, Museum of London