Features

The write stuff

Louise Gray on the novel relationship between museums and writers...



'...'storytellers have presented new ways of looking at history and deepened visitors' understandings of the national collections'...'

Home truths

Fragile buildings and a lack of original artefacts are among the many challenges facing birthplace museums, writes Corinna Lotz...


'...'It can be complicated if there is one enthusiast who is asking very specific questions - you can see other people's eyes glaze over'...'

Holding court
After ten years at the Galleries of Justice in Nottingham, Tim Desmond is expanding the work of the museum further afield. By Simon Stephens...


'...'Nottingham has had a reputation for crime and we have been part of reducing that - the city's crime rate is dramatically lower'...'

News

Cornwall museum confirms plan to sell art

Recession is double-edged sword for museum sector

Analysis: Leading questions for culture

Reviews

Darwin the Geologist, Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences; A Voyage Round the World, Cambridge University Library

Museum of the University of St Andrews

Aston Hall and Park, Birmingham

Comment

Why are we so cautious when we could be bold and challenging?

The insider: when a word in your ear leads to irritation

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