Opinion
Museums can help address inequality
The South Wales valleys where I grew up were once famed for social and cultural institutions – such as the miners’ libraries and institutes – which nurtured in many young people a desire to learn and broaden their horizons. While many of these positive influences have now disappeared, I believe that museums have the potential …
How to energise local culture campaigns
Since the credit crunch in 2008, I’ve been involved with or observed four campaigns that aimed to save or take over threatened museums and libraries. Even where there have been successes, I’ve seen dips in enthusiasm and cohesion. This is my take on why that happens. When a museum depends on one fund or is …
Letters
Trust status is terrifying but totally worth it I would like to respond to comments by Maurice Davies in the article about the downsides of transferring to trust status from local authority governance. At a Renaissance West Midlands funded training course I attended recently a group of museum professionals concluded that working for a local …
Letters
The contributions made by human remains Sorcha Ní Fóghlúda’s letter recommending the disposal of the skeleton of Charles Byrne, the “Irish Giant” is a welcome contribution to the discussion on these important human remains: some clarifications may enhance this dialogue. Although it is unlikely he would have chosen to be dissected, there is no direct …