Opinion

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Policy | Define your role in making change

MA president shares her views on key issues

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Adaptability is the key to survival

Policies discourage a steady and deliberative approach for the long term

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Funders are determined not to revert to pre-pandemic ways

We will be transparent and trustworthy, says Sufina Ahmad

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Diversity must be at the heart of good governance

A trustee’s critical role is in ensuring that museums are living up to their values

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Queer museums: hidden heritage on the rise?

Myla Corvidae asks whether the sector is as committed to queer representation as it often claims

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From uncertainty to hope

From a lengthy lockdown to an FA cup win, Leicester and its cultural venues can now see light at the end of the tunnel

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The sector is no longer unified on the subject of the British empire

We must face up to the ethical issues or the sector could be heading for a permanent schism

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Vox pop | What object would you put in the Museum of Brexit?

Lorry banners and Bollox to Brexit stickers: which artefacts best represent Britain’s departure from the EU?

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We need a space where people can reflect and share experiences

Museums can be forums for conversation away from our increasingly polarised public discourse

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Digital | Increase access to images of your collections

Policies must change if museums want people to use their images

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The pandemic is an opportunity for museums to reinvent themselves

There will be fewer big exhibitions and more focus on existing collections, says Charles Saumerez Smith

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Challenging conventions

Interpreting and displaying collections in new ways