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House proud

Mark Bills, the director of Gainsborough’s House, shares his plans to raise the profile of his gallery and the local area

Museum of…

Dennis Severs’ House, Spitalfields, London

International opening

The Broad, Los Angeles, California

Designs on life

How the design of our everyday lives is being sketched out by museums through branding, packaging and advertising

Surgical spirit

Medical museums are putting the experience of patients at the heart of their stories

Museum of…

Treasurer’s House, York

International opening

Helsinki Art Museum, Finland

Trendswatch

Cultural institutions are increasingly offering areas where visitors can reflect on and discuss what they have seen

Best in show

Star-shaped watch, c.1630, by clockmaker David Ramsay Worshipful Company of Clockmakers’ Collection, Science Museum, London George White

Looking to the future

Peter Luff has become the chairman of the Heritage Lottery Fund at a time when the money it gives to museums is becoming increasingly important

Museums and universities can make an impact

It could lead to a future of co-produced research

To buy or not to buy

With acquisition budgets slashed or non-existent, museums are looking for new ways to buy objects