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

Myths and legends

Winners of the 2019 Museums Change Lives Awards

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

Museum of… The Cartoon Museum, London

This relocated museum, which is designed as a 3D comic strip, reflects Fitzrovia’s cartoon heritage

Material world

Over the past few years, there has been a huge surge in interest in collecting and displaying textiles