Features
Working knowledge
Museum professionals are having to adapt rapidly to the changing needs of the sector. Geraldine Kendall reports on efforts to help them gain new skills and experience
Science meets industry
Jean Franczyk, the latest director of the Museum of Science and Industry, tells Simon Stephens how she wants to create a coherent story for this historic Manchester site
The Museum of… Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections
Louise Gray hears about a visitor centre in a windy location above the Avon Gorge
The exhibition programmers
Rob Sharp speaks to some of those involved in exhibition-making to see how temporary shows are faring under budget cuts
The Museum of… Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections
Simon Stephens hears about a challenging project to conserve the remarkable London home of a Kenyan-born poet
Strategic thinking
Three of the four nations in the UK have a national museum strategy. Geraldine Kendall reports on how they are being implemented and what some of the pitfalls are
London calling
Sharon Ament has already made her mark at the Museum of London by stepping into the debate over Tower Hamlets Council’s controversial decision to sell a Henry Moore sculpture. Simon Stephens finds out what else she is planning
Facing extinction
The increasing number of specialist curators losing their jobs is leaving orphaned collections that have no one to care for them. Deborah Mulhearn reports
Impact assessment
The MA’s Museums 2020 initiative has raised a whole series of questions about the future of museums and the impact they have on people’s lives. Rob Sharp reports