Features
Off the charts
Museums are drawing on technology to bring maps to life, allowing them to connect the past with the present
France | Commonwealth War Graves Commission Experience, Beaurains, Arras, France
Simon Stephens goes behind the scenes of the work being done to commemorate those who died in the world wars
All fired up
Sarah Hardy, the curator-manager of the De Morgan Foundation, tells Eleanor Mills what ignited her passion for arts and crafts
Museum of… The Hockey Museum, Woking
This venue scores highly in its efforts to celebrate the history of the game
Best in show
Dr Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, 2019, by Lorna May Wadsworth, Graves Gallery, Sheffield
Battle lines
Many military museums have a fight on their hands as they face funding troubles or – in some cases – the threat of closure. But they are soldiering on and confronting the additional challenges posed by the British Army’s labyrinthine mergers and a diminishing public appetite for graphic war stories with a charm offensive full of heartwarming tales of ordinary people in very difficult circumstances. John Holt talks to some of those on the front line
Museum of… British Lawnmower Museum, Merseyside
Louise Gray learns all about the UK’s rich history of lawnmowing
International opening | The Twist, Kistefos, Norway
This impressive piece of contemporary architecture serves as a bridge, as well as a gallery
Staying alive
Company archives are a rich source of social history, but their existence is threatened when a business fails or is taken over