Opinion
What’s in a name?
Reading Salman Rushdie’s biography recently, I was struck by how significant a name can be. Rushdie’s father invented his name – and gave it to his family – because of his admiration for Ibn Rushd, a 12th-century philosopher at the vanguard of the rationalist argument against Islamic literalism. More than 800 years later, when the …
Museums can learn from the business world
Entrepreneurialism was a buzzword in museums a few years ago. But it can mean different things to different people. To unpick what it means, I interviewed leaders across the sector to explore how it is being interpreted and applied. Having been bandied around so frequently over the past few years, the word has lost some …
Museums in Wales face survival battle
The biggest challenge Welsh museums face this year is survival. There will be huge funding cuts, particularly for those operated or supported by local authorities. Project funding will increasingly be used to carry out what were previously core activities. In turn, less core funds will mean juggling grants from the few sources available. We will …
ACE supports independence and passion
Step into a 16th-century time capsule as you visit the brilliant Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth. Discover Cornwall through 70 museums, many of them tiny and entirely volunteer-run. Explore the history of the world through Oxford’s wonderful and forward-thinking university collections. Or become immersed in an England of the past as you travel the streets …