Features
Trendswatch: Courting the Tudors
Eleanor Mills travels back in time to discover how museums are revealing poignant connections between lives then and now
Museum of… Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Northumberland
John Holt explores an unusual venue that showcases the history and development of Northumbrian pipes
Best in show
The Annunciation and the Adoration of the Magi, 1861, by Edward Burne-Jones Tate Britain, London
Cultural exchange
Skinder Hundal, the chief executive of New Art Exchange in Nottingham, chats to Eleanor Mills about the cultural melting pot that gives this venue its soul
Trendswatch: Celebrity curators
This year has seen some notable exhibitions created in partnership with famous faces, but how involved did they get? Jasper Hart finds out
International opening: Glenstone, Potomac, Maryland, US
A five-year expansion has transformed the visitor experience at this private art collection, says Simon Stephens
Museum of… Magical History Museum, Liverpool
This homage to the Beatles is packed full of memorabilia that will delight fans of the Fab Four, says Louise Gray
Go figure
From portrayals of colonisers to the lack of female memorials, the significance of statues, who they depict and what they stand for is coming under the spotlight, says Holly Black
On the right track
Railway museums are having to rethink their offer to make themselves relevant to new audiences, says Deborah Mulhearn
Art attack
With museums and galleries increasingly being used as a platform for political protest, Gareth Harris examines how artistic voices of dissent are being embraced