Features

The Museum of…

Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture

International opening

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Singapore

Trendswatch

Festivals are now a firm part of British culture and museums and galleries are making sure that they get in on the act.

Healthy living

Emma Anderson tells Simon Stephens why wellbeing is at the heart of Southport’s Atkinson arts centre

Battle lines

Caroline Parry looks at how museums and heritage sites are trying to raise the public’s awareness of the Battle of Waterloo in its bicentenary year

On the money

Museum fundraisers talk persuasion, persistence and Poussin

The Museum of…

Fairfield Heritage, Govan

Best in show

Eric Ravilious: Tea at Furlongs, watercolour and pencil on paper, 1939. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London James Russell

Gown and town

Academic research is at the heart of the Hunterian’s role, says its director David Gaimster, but there is plenty to intrigue the public too.

The Museum of…

Gairloch Heritage Museum

New forms

Changing artistic practices and the demands of modern audiences are having a big impact on museum and gallery architecture, writes Simon Stephens

Industrial strength

Britain is in a unique position as the home of the industrial revolution, but far more could be done to interpret this story for modern audiences. Geraldine Kendall reports