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Nerves of steel

Simon Stephens hears how Kim Streets has helped Museums Sheffield battle its way out of the massive financial cuts it has suffered in recent years

Welcoming autistic visitors

Deborah Mulhearn hears how some museums are working to make their venues less intimidating places for people with autism to visit

The digital experts

John Holt talks to the sector's technology gurus to find out how museums and galleries are tackling the challenges created by today's digital world

Best in show: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art

House and Garden, 1974, William Tillyer

Trendswatch: Conference call

Geraldine Kendall on the trend for organising museum conferences in a more informal and participatory way

Full circle

English Heritage has finally overcome problems with finance and planning to open a new visitor centre at Stonehenge. Simon Stephens reports

International Opening: Benjamin Franklin Museum

This revamped museum dedicated to one of America's founding fathers is engaging and lively rather than reverential. By Simon Stephens

House proud

Steven Parissien tells Simon Stephens about his plans to make Compton Verney's exhibitions fun and accessible

The Museum of… The Spike Heritage Centre

A heritage centre in a former hostel for vagrants on the site of Guildford’s old workhouse is a grim reminder of Edwardian poverty, says Louise Gray

Portrait of the artist

Museums and galleries in Wales are part of this year’s country-wide celebration of the centenary of the birth of poet Dylan Thomas. Deborah Mulhearn reports

The Museum of… Glenside Hospital Museum

Louise Gray finds out how a museum set in a former psychiatric hospital is promoting mental health and wellbeing today

The conservators

John Holt talks to conservators about the challenges that they face while working to make sure that museum objects will survive to be enjoyed by future generations