Features
Lost treasures
Iraq's cultural heritage has been one of the casualties of a war that has just reached its grim fifth anniversary. By Patrick Steel
The late show
From Reykjavik to Rome, museums and galleries are embracing the idea of city-wide late-night openings. Is it time the same thing started happening in the UK, asks Christine Hoffmann
Cafe Society
Can museum cafes become the democratic debating chambers of the 21st century? By Dea Birkett
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
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
Remembering Rembrandt
Simon Stephens visits Holland to find out how Dutch museums and tourist bodies have joined forces to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt's birth
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
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