Features

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

Museum of…

A museum dedicated to two great – but very different – musicians

Off the beaten track

Capability Brown’s garden designs changed the way people saw the landscape in the 18th century. This year, his 300th birthday is providing a chance to do the same in the 21st century, says Caroline Ikin

Ways of seeing

Director Paul Hobson shares his perspectives on Modern Art Oxford with Eleanor Mills as the gallery celebrates its 50th birthday

Trendswatch

Historic houses are updating their offer with increasingly bold displays of contemporary art

Trendswatch

Jonathan Knott explores the use of Makaton, an image- and gesture-led language

International opening: Gulag History Museum, Moscow

Director Roman Romanov speaks to Eleanor Mills about representing the challenging subject of labour camps in a museum

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

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

Best in Show

Genesis, in the Hamilton Bible, c.1350-60, illuminated by Cristoforo OriminaCourtauld Gallery, London