Features

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

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.

Make and mend

As the Crafts Council prepares for its annual international art fair, how has its executive director Rosy Greenlees managed at an organisation that looked like it was in meltdown when she joined in 2006. By Simon Stephens.

Sea change

Do experience of nautical heritage and Olympic programming make Kevin Fewster the perfect fit as the new director of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich? Simon Stephens finds out.

Labour of love

Simon Stephens meets a very busy Nicholas Penny, who hasn't stopped since returning to the National Gallery as its director earlier this year

Starting over

After years spent in the doldrums, Liverpool is on the rise. As the European Capital of Culture 2008, it has become a must-see city and Liverpool Biennial director, Lewis Biggs, is made up to be part of this renaissance, writes Simon Stephens.

New perspectives

As a number of museums prepare to open Egyptology galleries, Simon Stephens hears why it's not all about mummies, myths and magic

Concrete plans

The Hayward Gallery is 40 years old this month, but its director, Ralph Rugoff, wants to make sure it does not slip into middle-aged complacency. By Simon Stephens.

On the waterfront

For Bill Ferris, the challenge of working at Chatham Historic Dockyard is not managing the collection, but overseeing the business itself. Simon Stephens meets him.

United we stand

Rickie Burman's career has developed alongside the fortunes of two Jewish museums in London that are about to come together on one site. Simon Stephens meets her.

Flying under the radar

The Courtauld's director might not have a background in espionage, but Deborah Swallow has still spied opportunities to take the institute forward, writes Simon Stephens

Sporting chance

Museums have capitalised on this summer's Beijing Olympics to secure funding for exhibitions about China. Simon Stephens assesses the implications for London 2012.