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Support network
The ability of museum development officers to turn their hands to almost anything makes them vital to the sector. John Holt hears about their work
The Museum of… Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections
Louise Gray hears how a historic farming village has been brought back to life in Argyll
Still pale, male and stale?
Three years ago, the then culture minister David Lammy accused museums of failing to employ enough people of African and Asian descent in top-level jobs. Has the situation improved since then, asks Felicity Heywood
New kid on the block
Culture minister Ed Vaizey tells Simon Stephens about the challenges ahead for museums and galleries in a tough financial environment
In the frame
Audiences for photography are growing, but digitisation and broader definitions of the medium are creating challenges for museums. By Simon Stephens
Teenage kicks
Most teenagers associate museums with boredom. So what is being done to persuade these truculent teens that this is not the case? Deborah Mulhearn finds out
The Museum of…Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections
Louise Gray hears how the Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives tells the story of the city's cops and robbers
Diverse voices
Felicity Heywood talks to participants in the Museums Association's Diversify scheme to find out how it has helped their careers
Portrait of a nation
A new approach to telling the history of Sweden is proving to be controversial. Diana Walters reports
Opening up the debate
Museums are being urged to adopt a more open attitude to restitution. By Maurice Davies