Features
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
Best in show | Upnor Castle, Kent, 1831-32, by JMW Turner
You can feel the summer heat in this painting from the Whitworth’s latest exhibition, says curator Imogen Holmes-Roe
Making waves | Musée National de la Marine, Paris
This recent redevelopment employs flowing forms to reflect the subject of its displays
Museum of… Laurel & Hardy Museum, Ulverston, Cumbria
Eleanor Mills visits a venue dedicated to a legendary comedy duo
Space to exhibit | Germany Archaeological State Collection, Munich
How a redesign unveiled greater treasures. By Geraldine Kendall Adams
Forget me not | Addressing the silence of women in art
Beth Williamson looks at how Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket gallery gave life to the forgotten parts of its archive
Museums on a rescue mission
John Holt meets the curators who run museums dedicated to the emergency services, and discovers the stories of early crime-fighters as well as of those who have braved the perils of the sea, rivers and fire to rescue and protect others
Engaging with communities of origin
David Gaimster, who is returning to the UK museum sector after eight years working in Australasia, reflects on repatriation, restitution and his experiences working with Indigenous communities
