Features
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
Trendswatch | Immersive experiences
Venues are going all out to captivate the senses and emotions of their audiences
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
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
Best in show
Dr Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, 2019, by Lorna May Wadsworth, Graves Gallery, Sheffield
International opening | The Twist, Kistefos, Norway
This impressive piece of contemporary architecture serves as a bridge, as well as a gallery
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