Features

Rising from the ashes

James Morrison on how the Cutty Sark Trust has kept its head above water after last year's devastating fire

Closed encounters

Corinna Lotz on how museums are taking advantage of their buildings being closed for redevelopment to reach new audiences

Open door policy

Stephen Snoddy tells Felicity Heywood about his vision for getting artists and visitors into the New Art Gallery Walsall and taking its work beyond its four walls

Hope springs eternal

Perdita Hunt reveals how she is keeping her head above water as the director of the Watts Gallery in Surrey. By Simon Stephens.

Capital gains

Political infighting, resignations, PR-own goals - nothing is simple in Liverpool. Despite all the problems in the run up to 2008, is the city going to be a worthy European Capital of Culture? Simon Stephens reports.

City limits

The extraordinary growth of urban living around the world over the past 100 years has led to a debate on how museums devoted to cities should develop. By Simon Stephens

The Museum of… Our pick of the UK’s specialist collections

There's a corner of the west country that is seriously focused on the east. Simon Stephens explores the Museum of East Asian Art

National service

Christopher Brown hopes the redevelopment of the Ashmolean will give the UK's oldest public museum the recognition it deserves. Simon Stephens meets him.

National service

Simon Stephens discovers how army museums can keep their collections relevant once the regiments they represent have been disbanded

New order

Margaret Hodge has embraced her role as culture minister, but with a tough spending round looming, her enthusiasm could be tested, says Simon Stephens

Food glorious food

Museums in the Fens are hoping that a travelling exhibition about food, which will address everything from migrant workers to climate change, will help to raise their profile. By Simon Stephens

Modern times

Simon Stephens visits Istanbul to find out how the city is leading the development of museums in Turkey in the run-up to its year as the European Capital of Culture in 2010