Simon Groom reveals what he has been doing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. By Simon Stephens

How effective are postgraduate museum studies courses in launching people's careers in the sector? John Holt talks to some former students to find out

Pest control may not be glamorous, but it's increasingly vital for the safe-keeping of museum collections, says Louise Gray

Prior to the publication of a book on extreme collecting, Suzanne Bardgett recalls the anxious quest for artefacts for the Imperial War Museum's Holocaust Exhibition