Features

The Museum of… Grange Court

Kasia Delgado on a story-filled 17th-century market hall in North Herefordshire

Best in show

Moss Garden, 2014, Andrea Büttner, National Museum Cardiff

History lessons

As the Museums Association celebrates its 125th birthday, Geraldine Kendall looks back at the organisation's ongoing impact on collections, staff and audiences, and considers the challenges that it faces today

Trendswatch: Getting connected

Geraldine Kendall on the possibilities of the Internet of Things, digital technology that connects devices, objects and spaces

International Opening: Queens Museum, New York

Simon Stephens hears how this recently redeveloped museum is reaching new audiences following its expansion

The documenters

John Holt talks to those who document collections about their crucial role in museums and galleries

Best in show

Account of Queen Caroline's funeral in Westminster Abbey, 1737, Foundling Museum, London

Rich seams

The miners' strike in the mid-1980s had a huge impact on British society. How are museums reflecting its legacy 30 years later? By Simon Stephens

Canterbury tales

Partnership working, empowering staff and becoming more resilient are among the ways that Jo Jones hopes to take Canterbury's museums forward. Simon Stephens meets her

International opening: Olympic Museum, Lausanne

Simon Stephens hears about the challenges of creating a museum that represents the global nature of the Olympic movement

Priced out

Museums and galleries are finding it tough to buy and commission contemporary art when their budgets are shrinking and prices are rising. Working together is one of the solutions, as Gareth Harris finds out

Trendswatch: Game on

Geraldine Kendall on how museums are building new audiences on the back of the computer game Minecraft