Features
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
World view
V&A director Martin Roth discusses his career in Germany, international working and his plans for South Kensington and Dundee. By Simon Stephens
Starting out
Student debts, limited job prospects and low pay – who would want to start a career in museums and galleries now? Julie Nightingale talks to some people doing precisely that
The Museum of… Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections
Louise Gray on a museum dedicated to the agricultural history of Yorkshire
Flexible thinking
Should museums and galleries be looking at radical new ways to present their permanent exhibitions? Rob Sharp investigates this complex issue
Digging deep
Simon Stephens meets Sharon Webb to hear about the challenges of running an archaeology museum in a remote area of Scotland
Festival fever
Biennials are now a vital part of the international contemporary art scene, but is it time for the format to be reinvented for the 21st century, asks Simon Stephens