Opinion

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How can museums consider the environmental cost of digital technologies?

Don’t ignore the impact of digital activities, says Nicôle Meehan

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Digital | YouTube offers a huge opportunity for museums

Nik Wyness on how the Tank Museum has benefited from investing in high-quality content

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Learning from Birmingham’s approach to workforce diversity

Prioritising the issue is empowering, says Sara Wajid

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MA programme will promote anti-racism

Museums needs to live up to their commitments to make institutional change, says Joshua Roberston

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Vox pop | What next for civic museums in the UK?

Three experts respond to our question

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Collections need to reflect lives of neurodiverse people

We need new approaches to contemporary collecting, says Karl Mercer

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Reflections on the closure of the Moda

Mary Mansfield on how this influential institution set the standard for university collections

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The new Women’s Museum in Barking bucks the trend for reduced public services

This radical vision for working across services and communities is exactly what is needed, says Marijke Steedman

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How does a recent landmark ruling change museums’ understanding of copyright?

Naomi Korn and Sean Waterman explain what a ruling on out-of-copyright items means for the sector

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Fundraising is about playing a long game

But you also need to take short-term opportunities, writes Sarah Harwood

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Digital | Museums Computer Group conference

Simon Stephens on key takeaways from the event

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Be open and honest with donors

Aurelie Cauchy and Leslie Ramos on how to encourage philanthropy