The Museums Association is re-examining its disposal guidelines for the UK, but in the US there is growing disquiet about the more liberal deaccessioning practices, writes Jane Morris

Questioning human remains comments I read with interest, though some disquiet, Piotr Bienkowski’s comment and analysis concerning the Human Remains …

The kerfuffle in the press about whether the Conservative Party is in favour or not of bringing back admission charges for national museums serves as a useful reminder of what's changed over the past ten years.

The MA's code of ethics requires museums to 'Recognise the interests of people who made, used, owned, collected or gave items in the collections' (7.0), and, on occasion, personal objects are requested for return by stakeholders. How would you approach a claim for the return of an object with personal significance to the donor, in contrast to claims for generic items?

...and all I got was this lousy pencil. It's time for museum shops to buck up, pleads Kate Bull

The reintroduction of admission fees for national museums in Sweden was a disaster, says Anna Mighetto

Thinking about who we are Having just read your article, Who do we think we are? (Museums Journal August 2007, …

The distinct strands that arise out of multicultural narratives are important, argues Abigail Walker

Scientific museums need to deliver the facts of evolution effectively if they want to counter the doctrines of creationist institutions, writes Stephen T Asma

It’s that time of year again; the school holidays are over – a relief perhaps to parents and museum staff …

Alterations, additions and partial destruction of an artefact can tell us a lot about that object’s historical significance and social …

Jonathan Wallis questions the ability of current legislation to combat the illicit trade in cultural property