Features
History lessons
Patrick Kelly on the new breed of museums in Northern Ireland which, far from sweeping old divisions under the carpet, are embracing distinct identities
Trendswatch
Museums are holding events in pubs to help raise their profile, target new audiences and build links with the local community
Back to the future
Our 1985 front cover featured three curators surrounded by objects they chose to reflect contemporary collecting. Thirty years on, we asked three social history curators to recreate the image using artefacts chosen to represent the 1980s to now. Our first article sees Mark Suggitt discuss the objects picked in 1985. In the second piece, Catherine Newley, Jen Kavanagh and Jemma Conway describe their choices
International opening: Fifa World Football Museum, Zurich, Switzerland
Are football and Switzerland the perfect match? Scott Anthony finds out from the director of the new Fifa World Football Museum
Think tank
The new director of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, Sarah Munro, isn’t afraid of thinking big. Eleanor Mills talks to her about brewing a rich cultural broth
The bloggers
John Holt reveals how bloggers engage online audiences in the work of museums as he delves into the art of display in the digital domain
International opening: Rivesaltes Memorial Museum, near Perpignan, France
Generations of refugees and prisoners from 20th-century wars were held at this former internment camp. Director Agnès Sajaloli tells Eleanor Mills what is unique about the site and its museum
Ways of seeing
Director Paul Hobson shares his perspectives on Modern Art Oxford with Eleanor Mills as the gallery celebrates its 50th birthday