Features
The survivors
With resilience the word on everyone's lips, John Holt talks to some of the museum leaders who are finding new working models in these tough financial times
Island life
Museums on islands can only flourish if they work closely with their local communities. Deborah Mulhearn
Trendswatch: Share and share alike
Geraldine Kendall finds out how museums are benefiting from the trend for collaborative consumption
On the move
In the space of few years Nêst Thomas has gone from working to save Gwynedd Museum from closure to unveiling ambitious plans to move it into a new home. Simon Stephens meets her
The Museum of… Swtan Folk Museum
Gwendolyn Smith on what is on offer at a fully restored Welsh cottage that depicts rural life at the turn of the 20th century
Best in show
The Eve of the Battle of the Somme, 1916, Herbert James Gunn, Fleming Collection, London
International opening: Mauritshuis, Royal Picture Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands
With visitors beating a path to the door to see classic works such as Vermeer’s Girl with A Pearl Earring, a major renovation and expansion was vital for this museum in The Hague. By Geraldine Kendall
International opening: AG Leventis Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
Cypriot businessman Anastasios G Leventis had a longstanding ambition to create a fine art museum in his homeland to display the works and objects he had collected. More than 35 years after his death, his vision has been fulfilled. By Simon Stephens
Voyage of discovery
Simon Stephens talks to Gill Poulter about how Dundee Heritage Trust is making the most of the city's maritime and textile history
Take your partners
Working in partnership is now seen as vital as museums seek to make dwindling public money go further. Simon Stephens reports