Museum of… Museum of Islay Life
Katie Ross discovers a treasure trove of lovingly curated artefacts that celebrate the rich history of a small Scottish island
Features
Tomorrow’s world | Bringing museums and science centres together
A new grants programme puts collaboration between the two sectors at its heart, with exciting results
Best in show | All the Flowers Are for Me, 2016, by Anila Quayyum Agha
Maria Devaney of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London chooses her star exhibit
Call of the wild
Museums are rethinking their relationship with the natural world, but are they truly ready to let nature take its course?
Best in show | The Juan Nan (Watterson) Family Armchair, c.1700
The Manx Museum, Isle of Man
Deep impact
The Museums Change Lives awards honour organisations and individuals who confront contemporary issues to make a real difference in their communities. John Holt talks to the winners
Museum of… The Staffin Dinosaur Museum, Skye
Jurassic spark | A local crofter has made it his life’s work to collect and preserve prehistoric artefacts and fossils, which he displays in his island museum
Telling the story of a radical experiment in local government
Jade Chao explores the legacy of the Greater London Council through an extensive archive that traces its long history
Fight the power | Collecting 21st century protest movements
Holly Black talks to museum workers about the importance of finding new ways to collect and display the objects and ephemera of resistance
Museum of… Crab Museum, Margate
Claws and effect | This newly opened museum puts crabs at its heart and uses them to tell stories of biology, climate change and evolutionary history
Creative power | Kunsthalle Praha, Czech Republic
Simon Stephens explores Prague’s new contemporary art space with its director Ivana Goossen
Best in show | Costume from the South Ronaldsay Boys’ Ploughing Match and the Festival of the Horse, Orkney
Oliver McCall chooses his favourite exhibit from Compton Verney's upcoming show on folk costume