Features

Beyond the troubles

A major rethink of Ulster Museum’s approach to a troubled past is paying off, says Patrick Kelly

The next chapter

Hannah Firth, the director of visual arts and programme at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, talks to Eleanor Mills

Trendswatch

Nicola Sullivan looks at how museums are portraying the 1917 October Russian revolution in its centenary year

Museum of…

Laura Rutkowski discovers what’s setting visitors’ minds alight at this industrial museum

International opening

Museum Barberini, Potsdam

Pastures new

Museums and galleries become more inventive with how they use their outdoor spaces to engage visitors

The Friends of Museums

John Holt finds out how good neighbours become good Friends

Flying the flag

Historically, major art galleries have overlooked women artists. Things are changing – but it’s a slow process

Look East

Bill Seaman, the manager of Colchester and Ipswich Museums, on Anglo-Saxon finds, diversification, art, video interviews, and big plans

Museum of…

The Coffin Works, Birmingham

International opening

National Centre for Contemporary Art, Santiago, Chile

Trendswatch

Nicola Sullivan discovers what’s sparking neural connections across the sector