Features
Social capital
Rick Lowe’s socially engaged practice has a huge impact on the communities he works with. Geraldine Kendall Adams meets him
International opening | Gruuthusemuseum, Bruges
A five-year renovation has transformed a gothic palace into an involving experience with great interactives, says Eleanor Mills
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
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?
One small step…
Half a century ago, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took the first steps on the lunar surface as part of Nasa’s Apollo 11 mission. John Holt talks to curators and scientists about how their institutions are marking the final lap of the space race
International opening | University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
This venue combines scientific research with hi-tech exhibits
The world’s a stage
John McGrath, the artistic director and chief executive of Manchester International Festival, talks to Eleanor Mills. Portrait by Phil Sayer