Features
On the money
Jonathan Knott finds the value of museums researching, interpreting and putting their collections of coins and medals on display
Arts Pioneer
Hugh Mulholland, the senior curator at Belfast’s Metropolitan Arts Centre, has helped to transform Northern Ireland’s contemporary arts scene, says Patrick Kelly. Photography by Phil Sayer
Spyscape, New York
Eleanor Mills talks to Shelby Prichard, the chief of staff at this espionage museum, about tapping into visitors’ inner James Bond
Best of health
To mark July’s 70th anniversary of the creation of the National Health Service, John Holt checks the pulse of the UK’s medical museums and examines how they are charting the history of the nation’s wellbeing. Experts operating in institutions around the country describe how their collections convey human life – and death – through tales of straitjackets, surgeons and strong stomach
The future is bright
Nicky Wilson, the co-founder and director of Jupiter Artland, talks to Eleanor Mills about the 10th birthday of this idyllic Scottish sculpture park.
Trendswatch – flying high
Jonathan Knott discovers how and why museums are using drones in their day-to-day work
International opening – Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, Cape Town
Eleanor Mills talks to Mark Coetzee, the director of a new museum of contemporary art that is aiming to make a big impact on the lives of people in South Africa
Mission critical
Clear statements of purpose, vision and values provide a framework for guiding day-to-day museum work. Jonathan Knott reveals how institutions create and live by them. Illustration by Alan Kitching