Features
Making waves
From bracing promenades to fading funfairs, the British seafront has endured popularity peaks and troughs, but now a growing number of museums are regenerating towns by capitalising on their seaside heritage. Geraldine Kendall Adams reports
King of the castle
The chief executive of York Museums Trust, Reyahn King, talks to Eleanor Mills about her ambitious plans. Photography by Phil Sayer
Down to a fine art
Commissioning new art has been part and parcel of the museum and gallery sector for years. Gareth Harris discovers what makes for a successful scheme
Variety show
Thembi Mutch discusses the importance of encouraging diversity in museums, particularly in the voices that are heard and the debates that take place. Illustration by Michael Driver
International opening: Cité Internationale de la Tapisserie, Aubusson, France
Nicola Sullivan meets Emmanuel Gérard, the head of a new museum on the tapestry heritage of central France
Adapt or die
Museums with natural history collections have been struggling to deal with the loss of curators with specialist scientific knowledge combined with the wider funding problems facing the sector. But life finds a way: by evolving strategies to cope with changing conditions, museums are forming partnerships with other organisations in order to engage the public. Jonathan Knott ventures deep into the undergrowth in search of a new breed of museum
Museum of…
Louise Gray walks the thin blue line at a new museum dedicated to the City of London’s police
In good spirits
Eleanor Mills talks to Kevin Mason, the director of Bodelwyddan Castle Trust in north Wales, about making history you can step into
Playing to the gallery
Museums are using on-site performances to interpret collections in new ways, says Jonathan Knott