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.