Features

House proud

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

Trendswatch

Museums and galleries are actively seeking ethical products for their shops to reflect the integrity of their exhibitions

Surgical spirit

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

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

Museum of…

Dennis Severs’ House, Spitalfields, London

Trendswatch

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

Museum of…

Treasurer’s House, York

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

International opening

Helsinki Art Museum, Finland