Opinion
Give children their rights to culture
I visited Stockholm recently to see the Vasa, a jaw-droppingly beautiful ship that sank in 1628. It is now housed within a museum that was built around it after its long salvage operation. I was particularly struck by a sign in the museum alerting visitors to the fact that a new education space is under way: …
We must save natural history curators from extinction
New acquisitions are the lifeblood of any museum collection, as they keep it fresh and relevant. This may seem ironic when it comes to collections of dead animals and plants – doubly so in an age of conservation and environmentalism. So what is the future for natural history collecting? A natural history curator (if you …