Opinion
Letters
I was there: the significance of community history We were very interested to read Louise Gray’s article on museums and festivals and echo the benefits of targeting these events for engaging those harder-to-reach audiences. In Leeds, we too have a large music festival and see this as a great opportunity for engagement, but have taken …
Does business sense compromise core values?
Can we use our creativity in public programming for commercial benefit?
Let’s keep the intern debate in perspective
A poll on the Museums Association website has found that 71% of the sector believes that “unpaid internships in museums are exploitative”. Amidst the emotive language, no one has stopped to clarify exactly what constitutes an intern. The OED definition, “a student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience …
Beyond Renaissance and towards a new strategy
The Museums Association (MA) has come through tough times and it has thought hard about its purpose and priorities as a result. At our first meeting, the new board was immediately called on for leadership: Arts Council England (ACE) invited our views on its future role in taking over key museum functions. We created a …
