Features
International opening: Gulag History Museum, Moscow
Director Roman Romanov speaks to Eleanor Mills about representing the challenging subject of labour camps in a museum
Rock out!
Museums are turning up the volume as they strive to represent the excitement of live concerts
Watch this space
Sarah McCrory, the director of Glasgow International contemporary art festival, shares her vision with Eleanor Mills
Portrait of poverty
The subtleties of economic hardship can be difficult to convey in exhibitions, but museums are approaching the topic sensitively, finds Rob Sharp
Best in Show
Genesis, in the Hamilton Bible, c.1350-60, illuminated by Cristoforo OriminaCourtauld Gallery, London
All the world’s a stage…
The work of William Shakespeare has resonated through centuries. Deborah Mulhearn finds out what museums and galleries are doing to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the bard’s death
The art handlers
Behind every exhibition are the people responsible for making it happen. John Holt talks to some of the unsung heroes of the art world