Features
Being brave
Adele Patrick of Glasgow Women’s Library talks to Eleanor Mills about feminism, empowerment and tenacity
Naked ambition
Public sector finances are very tight, but some local authorities are banking on culture to kickstart wider regeneration. Geraldine Kendall Adams reports
Back to the future
How have venues that reopened their doors in 2006 after refits – or opened for the first time – fared over the past decade?
What’s in store
Jonathan Knott delves into the world of stored collections to find out how museums are using them to engage audiences
Action points
What are museums doing to address social, political, economic, and environmental issues, asks Rob Sharp
International opening: Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon
Oliver Krug talks to director Pedro Gadanho about reviving a historic waterfront neighbourhood in the Portuguese capital
Museum of…
Louise Gray uncovers the wholly savoury history of one of London’s ancient livery organisations
Trendswatch: the birds and the bees
Jonathan Knott finds museums are branching out into sex education
Colour and Vision, Natural History Museum, London
Masses of natural specimens are used to trace the evolution of vision in this show. It’s a feast for the eyes, says Matt Williams
New view
The director of National Museums Northern Ireland, Kathryn Thomson, is excited about the future. Eleanor Mills discovers why.