Features
Best in show | Lady Dorothy Campbell as Niobe, 1935, by Madame Yevonde
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
How to welcome everyone
While many museums still struggle to create inclusive exhibitions for disabled visitors, Rob Sharp has found some innovative examples of best practice
Art speaks louder than words
Gareth Harris speaks to the artists who are challenging preconceptions around disability
Voices on anti-ableism
Museums Journal canvassed nine artists, writers, activists and curators for their views on how inclusivity in museums, galleries and wider society should be improved. Here are their responses
Sign of the times | Norwegian Museum of Deaf History and Culture, Trondheim
Caroline Parry visits a museum that is dedicated to documenting the experiences of D/deaf people
Museum of… The Lyme Museum
Eleanor Mills visits a unique online museum that shares the lived experience of people with invisible illnesses and disabilities
Best in show | Dapple Paddle, 1997-98, The McManus, Dundee
Dawson Murray's bold watercolour, painted more than a decade after the artist was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, is a highlight of the gallery's Hidden Histories exhibition
Museum of… Jackfield Tile Museum, Shropshire
Simon Stephens explores a world-class collection of tiles ranging from items designed by great artists to those rescued from public buildings
A sense of wonder | American Museum of Natural History, New York
Rebecca Swirsky talks to Lauri Halderman about a project that aims to educate visitors and connect them to the natural world
Best in show | The Wife: Her Book, 1907, by Haydn Brown
This fascinating – if dated – piece of social history is the highlight of a new exhibition at Halliwell’s House Museum, Selkirk
