Anstruther's Scottish Fisheries Museum was created when a group of concerned people realised that the industry was in decline, learns Louise Gray

Julie Finch, the head of Bristol's Museums, has high hopes for a project that will tell the city's history. By Simon Stephens. Photographs by Phil Sayer

As museums and galleries in the Middle East continue to expand, Deborah Dunham looks at how their staff are being trained and developed

A History of the World in 100 Objects has been a major undertaking for the British Museum and the BBC. John Holt hears how it has benefited regional museums

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