Opinion
Green shoots hampered by weedy efforts
It’s disappointing that, since the end of the Museums Association’s (MA) consultation on sustainability just over a year ago, museum support bodies have failed to do much to help museums go green. On the face of it, our consultation was a success. Our aim was to get people in museums thinking about sustainability. They did: …
Short-term box-ticking projects do not change lives
Five years ago the education department at Dulwich Picture Gallery became concerned about the poor standards of care for the elderly and wondered what we as a fine art museum could do about it. It was never in question that we should do something. Community engagement has been a passion for the past 20 years, …