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

Trendswatch: Information age

Geraldine Kendall looks at how museums and galleries can use big data in areas such as collections management and visitor research

Best in show

Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio, 1614, John Napier, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

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

International Opening: Queens Museum, New York

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

Trendswatch: Getting connected

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

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

Best in show

Moss Garden, 2014, Andrea Büttner, National Museum Cardiff

The Museum of… Grange Court

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

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 documenters

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