Features
Beauty spot
With talk of 'aesthetic orgasms' and the 'next golden age', Randy Klinger is not your average gallery director. Simon Stephens travels to north-east Scotland to meet him
Hidden treasures
Museums Journal exclusively interviews the winners of the Unsung Heroes award, which is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries. By John Holt
Track record
Museums and galleries have often dismissed sport as a subject for exhibitions but the Olympic Games has changed that, as John Holt finds out
The Museum of… Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections
A collection of ghosts provide an unusual draw for the Totnes Elizabethan House Museum, says Louise Gray
Yard sale: profile of Kettle’s Yard director Andrew Nairne
Work has just started on an extension to Kettle's Yard but its director, Andrew Nairne, is already looking at the gallery's next stage of development
The Museum of… Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections
Louise Gray gets on her bike to hear how the National Cycle Collection gears up for visitors
What’s in store?
The Museums Association's Effective Collections programme is coming to an end after five years. But are objects any better used as a result, asks Geraldine Kendall
Artistic merits
Contemporary artists are helping museums to unlock the potential of their collections and reach new audiences. By Simon Stephens