Opinion
Unlocking potential
With the issue of prison overcrowding once again on the national agenda, Liza Ramrakya looks at how museums have become part of a wider initiative to cut the number of inmates who re-offend
Homeward bound
A new generation of Aboriginal campaigners has taken up the fight for the return of human remains from British museums. Felicity Heywood meets two of them
Wise words
Rebecca Mileham says creating gallery text might make your blood boil but it doesn't have to...
Open-minded
The Tate's recent decision to disclose how much it pays for acquisitions could lead to a change in other museums' attitudes towards 'price', says Jane Morris
Balancing Act
Charles Saumarez Smith, the outgoing president of the MA, reflects on his time in office and looks to the future
Making the Grade?
Virginia Tandy, the new president of the Museums Association, tells Museums Journal what challenges she thinks the next few years will hold.
Joint practices
The work of regional arts bodies needs to be better coordinated if they are to attract more funds, argues Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton
Laughing matter
Have you heard the one about the actor, the musician and the stand-up comic who try to make science funny? Jonathan Milton on the Dana Centre's comedy team
Letters
Are museums ready for the new web wave? James Morrisons’ thoughtful but ultimately unsatisfying piece about online cultural projects (Museums Journal September 2006, p24) raises more questions than it answers. Morrison questions the relevance and value for public money of much of what has been done over the past ten years, but does not suggest …
Letters
Loans help to boost museum links I enjoyed Julie Nightingale’s important article about museum loans (Museums Journal August 2006, p12-15). The news of Alec Coles’s investigation of the topic for the National Museum Directors’ Conference and the Museums Association’s work on the subject is especially welcome. However, it is hoped that this work will take …