Features

On the border

Despite recent progress in negotiations between the EU and the UK government, there are still concerns about the impact that Brexit might have on the cultural landscape in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Patrick Kelly reports

Museum of…

Wireless in Wales Museum

Profile: Steph Scholten

Steph Scholten, the new director of the Hunterian in Glasgow, talks to Eleanor Mills about how he’s settling in. 

Trendswatch: seasonal soirées

Laura Rutkowski gets into a festive mood as museums put on inspired events to celebrate Christmas with their visitors

Toy stories

John Holt talks to the proprietors of the UK's toy museums

Public facing

Museums that are shut for redevelopment are using a range of initiatives to ensure people don’t forget them, writes Holly Black

International opening: the Palestinian Museum, Birzeit, Palestine

Rebecca Swirsky talks to director Mahmoud Hawari about his mandate to showcase the region’s history, society and culture

Books

Treasure Palaces: Great Writers Visit Great Museums

Profile

Alistair Hudson, the director of Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, talks to Eleanor Mills about how museums can operate for the greater good. Photography by Phil Sayer

Holocaust remembrance

As the chosen design for the UK Holocaust Memorial is announced, Rob Sharp looks at how museums interpret this subject for audiences in the 21st century

Writ large

Simon Stephens discovers that visitor comment books divide museum professionals like almost nothing else

The finds liaison officers

John Holt unearths what goes into keeping track of archaeological objects found by members of the public