Features

On the waterfront

As Swansea’s National Waterfront Museum nears its 10th anniversary, Steph Mastoris reflects on the progress it has made

The Museum of…

Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture

Fired up

Museums and galleries breathe new life into their ceramics collections

Trendswatch

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

International opening

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Singapore

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

Healthy living

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

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.

Trendswatch: Acting up

An increasing number of museums are turning to live performance to animate their collections and buildings, writes Nicola Sullivan