Features
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
A taste of Italy
Roberta Cremoncini, the director of the Estorick Collection, tells Simon Stephens about the history of this small London gallery.
International opening: Dutch National Military Museum
The collections of two museums have come together to form this new military museum in Holland, writes Alexandra Genova
Trendswatch: Good vibrations
Museums have long played host to live music, but events are becoming increasingly ambitious in scale. Geraldine Kendall reports
The Museum of…Chiddingstone Castle
Rebecca Atkinson on Chiddingstone Castle that contains the collection of an eccentric former bank clerk and antiquarian
Marking the Magna Carta’s 800th anniversary
Caroline Parry on the challenges of bringing alive the story of a piece of medieval sheepskin parchment with dense Latin text written all over it
Open plan
Sue Shave, the director of Chiltern Open Air Museum, tells Simon Stephens about her love of historic buildings
International opening: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
Technology and interactivity play a vital role in this redeveloped museum dedicated to historic and contemporary design, says Alexandra Genova
The Museum of… Selly Manor Museum
This museum in Birmingham tells the story of a timber-framed house that dates back to the 14th century. By Alexandra Genova