Features
Brief encounters
Museums involved in capital projects need to work effectively with architects, designers and other contractors to avoid major problems. Geraldine Kendall investigates
The Museum of… The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum
From painstaking restoration to tour-guided rides, this museum pays homage to the history of the Scottish bus, says Gwendolyn Smith
Eyes on the prize
As the first Welsh director of the Artes Mundi contemporary art exhibition and prize, Karen MacKinnon brings local knowledge to the organisation, says Simon Stephens
The Museum of… Grange Court
Kasia Delgado on a story-filled 17th-century market hall in North Herefordshire
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