Opinion
The inclusive museum: the view from abroad
It turns out that the UK public’s understanding of museums is not what we expected. BritainThink’s public attitude research commissioned by the Museums Association reveals people mostly want museums to care, preserve and exhibit our heritage but are not bursting for museums to be places for debate or to promote social justice and human rights. …
New leaders should represent us all
The news highlighting the low percentage of women in senior leadership positions in museums came as a genuine shock to many. On more than one occasion, I’ve been told that we cannot possibly need to campaign on this issue, simply because so many people working in the sector are women. In fact, that makes it …