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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
Review of the year
It's been an eventful 12 months for museums and galleries. Museums Journal looks at some of the highs and lows of 2008
New scientists: full transcript
We gathered seven experts to find out what museums can and should offer in science education.
New scientists
We gathered seven experts to find out what museums can and should offer in science education.
Let’s look at my family
There's a serious intention behind a show that sites Old Masters alongside art produced by parents and their children, writes Felicity Heywood
Class of 2005
In June 2004 arts funding organisation the Clore Duffield Foundation announced the first ever participants in an initiative to strengthen leadership in the cultural sector. Museums Journal catches up with some of the Clore Leadership Fellows from museums, and some who came from a different discipline but chose to do their secondments in museums
House keeping
This month Historic Royal Palaces opens its newly restored palace at Kew featuring some ambitious interpretive techniques to tell the story of its past inhabitants. Museums Journal brought together some of the leading figures in historic houses and asked them what the future holds for interpretation