Features

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

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

Best in show

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

Trendswatch | Immersive experiences

Venues are going all out to captivate the senses and emotions of their audiences

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

Museum of… The Hockey Museum, Woking

This venue scores highly in its efforts to celebrate the history of the game

Myths and legends

Winners of the 2019 Museums Change Lives Awards

All fired up

Sarah Hardy, the curator-manager of the De Morgan Foundation, tells Eleanor Mills what ignited her passion for arts and crafts

Best in show

Dr Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, 2019, by Lorna May Wadsworth, Graves Gallery, Sheffield