Features

Ace relations

Forgotten and unloved or supported and understood - how are museums faring under their new master, Arts Council England? Geraldine Kendall reports

Artistic endeavour

Alex Farquharson tells Simon Stephens why an exhibition about Haitian art is the kind of ambitious programming that Nottingham Contemporary brings to the East Midlands

Snap happy

Should visitors be allowed to take photographs in galleries or does it annoy other visitors and damage artefacts? Rebecca Atkinson reports

Event horizons

Theatre and performance are becoming an increasingly important part of what museums and galleries offer. Florence Waters finds out why

Best in show

Bayard's Colts, origins unknown, Walsall Museum

Mass media

Museums and galleries are working with the television industry in innovative ways to reach new audiences. Simon Stephens reports

Tales of the city

Donald Smith tells Simon Stephens about the importance of storytelling in Scotland and the rest of the world

Labour gains

John Holt on two museums that are working hard to develop proactive volunteer programmes that work for them and their participants

The Museum of… Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections

Louise Gray on a Suffolk museum that is sited on an air base made famous for a UFO sighting

Slash and burn

Museums and galleries across Europe are being hit by budget cuts that are leading to closures, reduced opening hours and staff layoffs. Geraldine Kendall reports

Flexible thinking

Should museums and galleries be looking at radical new ways to present their permanent exhibitions? Rob Sharp investigates this complex issue

The Museum of… Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections

Louise Gray on a museum dedicated to the agricultural history of Yorkshire