Features
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
Trendswatch: Don’t trip up
TripAdvisor is a vital marketing tool for museums, even if the occasional bad review can sting, finds Geraldine Kendall
Open plan
Sue Shave, the director of Chiltern Open Air Museum, tells Simon Stephens about her love of historic buildings
The clothes shows
Exhibitions about fashion are all the rage, says Florence Waters, as museums cotton on to the fact that they can be hugely popular
Adapt or die
Funding cuts are pushing some local authority museums to crisis point, yet many are finding innovative ways to weather the financial storm. Geraldine Kendall finds out more
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
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
Lakeland life
Gordon Watson tells Simon Stephens about the modernisation of Lakeland Arts and its plans for a major new museum
Street view
Graffiti has existed since ancient times but it is only recently that is has entered the mainstream. Rebecca Atkinson reports on its role in museums