Features

Diverse challenges

Julie Nightingale talks to a number of senior sector figures to gauge their views on multiculturalism as a social policy

Worlds of wonder

How today’s museums are reinventing traditional cabinets of curiosities for a modern audience

To buy or not to buy

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

Asset management

Museums and galleries are finding innovative new ways to generate revenue from their collections

International opening

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia

On firm ground

Axel Rüger, the director of Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum, talks about the challenges of running such a popular gallery

Trendswatch

Cultural institutions are increasingly putting on exhibitions that require audiences to use all their senses

Museum of…

The Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham

Best in show

Samurai suit of armour, 1998 Aberdeen Maritime Museum Jason Finch

Making history

How historic houses are reinventing themselves and attracting new visitors

Conflicts of interest

How cultural institutions, from Sarajevo to Belfast, explore the aftermath of war and its effect on people

Museum of…

Framework Knitters Museum, Nottingham