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Play time

The museums that are using play to engage younger visitors

Trendswatch | Let there be light

The ability to attract new audiences has led to a surge in the number of light shows

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

International | Museum of Literature, Dublin

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

Trendswatch | On the mind

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

Trust proof

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

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

Off the charts

Museums are drawing on technology to bring maps to life, allowing them to connect the past with the present