Features
Natural dejection
Current interest in the environment should be good news for natural history museums. So why are the curators wringing their hands? Sharon Heal investigates
Selling point
Selling lesser artworks to fund the purchase of better ones is common practice in the US. But could it happen in this country, asks Sharon Heal in the second of her three-part series on disposals
Public relations
In the last of three articles on disposal, Sharon Heal looks at how public perception and industry attitudes are changing, and what the future might hold
The great giveaway
In the first of three articles on disposal, Sharon Heal looks at the ways in which museums have changed how they manage their collections over the years
Show business
In the second of two articles, our expert panel discuss the financial and environmental sustainability of temporary exhibitions.
Brief encounter
Last month, Museums Journal brought together seven experts to debate the future of temporary exhibitions. The first of two articles explores what makes a great show and why we put them on.
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