Features

Museum of… The Lloyd George Museum, Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd

A recent revamp of the museum allows for a greater understanding of the life and times of the former prime minister, says Eleanor Mills

Spirit of exchange | How the Artes Mundi is connecting global artistic communities

The 2025-26 Artes Mundi contemporary art exhibition and prize explores themes such as belonging and home

Going solo | The museum workers singlehandedly holding the fort

Curators and managers who are the sole museum professionals in their institution tell John Holt about the pros and cons of going it alone

A fine balance | Caring for vulnerable heritage sites

Simon Stephens explores how organisations manage public access to some of the UK's most fragile historic properties

Czech Republic | Mucha Museum, Prague

This art nouveau juggernaut has found a sympathetic home in a lavish 18th-century baroque palace, says Eleanor Mills

Museum of… Sir Henry Jones Museum, Llangernyw, Wales

Lynsey Ford visits the humble childhood home of a brilliant philosopher

Digging deep | The museums hoping to transform north Wales

Simon Stephens hears about the development of two national museums devoted to very different subjects – slate and football

Best in show | Coat, 1937, by Cecil Beaton

This whimsical garment epitomises the legendary fashion designer's obsession with gardening, now explored in a new exhibition at the Garden Museum

Museum of… Leach Pottery, St Ives, Cornwall

Eleanor Mills delights in a collaboration of British and Japanese potters

Seeking sanctuary | Poland Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw

This contemporary art museum, founded 20 years ago, now has a permanent home. By Simon Stephens

Changing the record | Archives in the 21st century

In an age of turbulence and digital revolution, archival practice is changing at a rapid rate. How are the nation's record-keepers adapting and innovating for this brave new world?

Dangerous ground | Telling the stories of historic battlefields

The battles fought in Britain have made us who we are today. John Holt talks to those who interpret these sites of conflict for modern audiences