Features
Crime fighting
From high-profile art heists to vandalism and minor thefts, crime affects all museums, galleries and heritage sites. Geraldine Kendall reports on efforts to tackle the problem
International opening: Fries Museum
A new museum building in Friesland in the north of the Netherlands was made possible by a very generous benefactor. Simon Stephens finds out more
First aider
Natasha McEnroe tells Simon Stephens about her plans for the Florence Nightingale Museum
Trendswatch: Top of the pop-ups
Geraldine Kendall on how museum exhibitions are popping up all over the place
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
Image conscious
High-quality photography can help museums bring out the best in their collections. Rebecca Atkinson reports
The Museum of… The story of soap
Louise Gray hears about a museum in a village that was first developed for workers in the Sunlight Soap factory
The researchers
John Holt talks to the new breed of museum researchers who are exploring different ways of creating knowledge
International opening: Red Star Line Museum
A new museum in Belgium tells the story of the migrants who left Europe for a new life in the United States. By Simon Stephens