Features
Going local
What do ideas of localism, volunteering, and community empowerment mean for museums and their audiences? Helen Weinstein reports
The Museum of…Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections
Instruments, astronomical and musical, are the focus of a museum dedicated to William and Caroline Herschel. By Geraldine Kendall
Great expectations
Many museums are hoping to banish hard times by attracting visitors to events celebrating the bicentenary of Charles Dickens's birth. By Deborah Mulhearn
All work and no pay
Internships often leave people feeling exploited and undervalued, and they can also threaten workforce diversity. Geraldine Kendall investigates
Spreading folk tales
Simon Costin has ambitious plans to create a museum dedicated to British folklore. Simon Stephens meets him
Text messages
Manuscripts can be revealing and thought-provoking objects but they are not easy to display or interpret. Deborah Mulhearn looks at some solutions
The Museum of… Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections
The British Golf Museum maps out how an east coast Scottish game conquered the world, writes Louise Gray
Taking the long view
After a career in politics and education, Baroness Kay Andrews is now focusing her energy on the needs of the heritage sector. Simon Stephens meets her
Best in show
John Atkinson Grimshaw: Reflections on the Thames, Westminster 1880 (Leeds Art Gallery) Guildhall Art Gallery, City of London