Opinion

Recognising the loss

Cultural destruction in Iraq and Syria

What does a future curator look like?

Trainees are invaluable for museums in the current climate

The policy column

The importance of resilience

Editorial

Exploring the rich stories of migration

The benefits of residential learning

Residential stays at heritage venues offer great opportunities

Voxpop

Do we need a UK-wide strategy for arts, culture and heritage?

The Conversation

What is the role of the curator in museums today?

Communities value local heritage

How heritage impacts quality of life

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Digital

Get ready for the new normal

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The policy column

Museum ethics and the court of public opinion

The conversation

How will the launch of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists affect community projects?

Ensure your governing body is up to scratch

It is not particularly original to cite governance as a key factor in the survival and development of museums. But I am increasingly concerned that too many museums are not addressing basic issues of governance and so are suffering. The Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Our Museum programme, which I direct, recently published a summary of the …