Features
Shows must go on
A squeeze on funding for temporary exhibitions could result in new approaches to working with collections, writes Helen Rees Leahy
Life on earth
Curators of natural science collections are hoping that the International Year of Biodiversity will raise the profile of their work with the public and museums. By Simon Stephens
Righting wrongs
Ten years after the creation of the Spoliation Advisory Panel are museums any closer to returning Nazi loot to its rightful owners? By Juliana Gilling
Conflicting aims
Saving cultural heritage from destruction seems a laudable aim, but not everyone is supportive of archaeologists working in war zones, says Tiffany Jenkins
Power to the people
This month's reopening of the People's History Museum is the culmination of more than 20 years' hard work by its director, Nick Mansfield. Simon Stephens meets him
A night to remember
It's still two years away, but museums and heritage sites are already building up to the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic in 2012. By Deborah Mulhearn
Help, I need somebody…
...but a mentor can't be just anybody, as John Holt finds out by talking to those who have benefited from one-to-one support
The Museum of… Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections
The lives of Victorian judges, servants and criminals come to life in the border town of Presteigne. By Louise Gray
The Museum of… Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections
Louise Gray goes undercover to hear how the Military Intelligence Museum in Bedfordshire attracts visitors
Money talks
The recession is affecting everyone who works in museums and galleries, but how are the fundraisers coping with the task of generating income for new developments? John Holt finds out