Features
International opening | Statue of Liberty Museum, New York
The story of one of the world’s most recognisable monuments is told in this new museum
Out of Africa
A boom in cultural institutions is taking place across the African continent alongside growing calls for European museums to return colonial-era objects to their rightful homes. Geraldine Kendall Adams reports
Bright ideas
Errol Francis, the artistic director and CEO of Culture&, talks to Eleanor Mills about changing the status quo
Social capital
Rick Lowe’s socially engaged practice has a huge impact on the communities he works with. Geraldine Kendall Adams meets him
Museum of… Firbeck House Infirmary, the Workhouse, Southwell
Louise Gray views this well-preserved workhouse and learns what it meant to be separated from loved ones
Trendswatch | Machine learning
Alex Stevens investigates the ethics, uses and benefits of artificial intelligence in museums and galleries
International opening | Gruuthusemuseum, Bruges
A five-year renovation has transformed a gothic palace into an involving experience with great interactives, says Eleanor Mills
Climate control
Gareth Harris looks at how artists are working with environmentalists to respond to the human impact on our planet, and asks if this is leading to real change
New horizons
Ten years ago there was an explosion of new and refurbished regional galleries in England. A decade on, how have these institutions adapted to harsher economic realities and changing priorities?