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Possession order

The looting of archaeological sites, the illegal trade in antiquities and a rise in demands for the return of art stolen during the Nazi era have all made provenance a hot topic for museums. Tom Flynn reports

Taking a stand

Richard Sandell is a reluctant academic, but as the deputy director of museum studies at Leicester he can follow his passion for teaching and social inclusion, writes Felicity Heywood

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

Home truths

Most people own collections of some sort, but how many of us could actually share our living space with museum objects, art installations, and - most challenging of all - the public? Deborah Mulhearn finds out what it's like to live in a museum

Upwardly mobile

International loans have become the lifeblood for many museums, but there are still lots of barriers that make lending extremely difficult. Jane Morris looks at what is being done to improve the mobility of collections.

Money talks

In the rush to secure lucrative sponsorship deals, are museums ignoring the ethical and moral dimension of taking corporate cash? Patrick Steel investigates

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

The great outdoors

Peter Murray tells Felicity Heywood how he has spent nearly 30 years carving out Yorkshire Sculpture Park's reputation as a cultural venue of international importance

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.

Teen spirited

Getting teenagers into museums and galleries has always been a challenge. Aaron Davies reports on an English Heritage property that has created a computer game to capture their interest

Watch out, it’s catching

As one of the most trustworthy methods of communication, viral marketing is booming. Hugh Ernest believes that museums need to wise up to a medium that places users in the driving seat
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