Features
Spyscape, New York
Eleanor Mills talks to Shelby Prichard, the chief of staff at this espionage museum, about tapping into visitors’ inner James Bond
Trendswatch – flying high
Jonathan Knott discovers how and why museums are using drones in their day-to-day work
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.
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
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
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
Founding principles
Caro Howell, the director of London’s Foundling Museum, talks to Eleanor Mills about social impact and saving lives with art.
International opening: Urban Nation Museum, Berlin
Yasha Young tells Simon Stephens about the development of a museum dedicated to graffiti and street art