Features

Museum of…

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

Trendswatch

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

Ways of seeing

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

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

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Why women are becoming the focus

Best in Show

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

Museum of…

Scottish Football Museum, Hampden Park, Glasgow

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