Opinion
Letters
Use of unpaid internships in museums continues to provoke debate A Museums Association poll that revealed more than 70% of respondents thought that unpaid internships were exploitative sparked a flurry of comments on the MA’s website. We reprint a selection of views here. David Cameron has made it clear he is “cool” with using connections …
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Science museums are incapable of organising inspiring shows Ken Arnold and Thomas Söderqvist make some useful suggestions in their manifesto for creating engaging science, technology and medicine exhibitions. But is this a serious call to action or just some fanciful ideas about what science museum displays might be like in an ideal world? Sadly, impressive …
Investing in culture is investing in the future
When people think of Wakefield I wonder if they also think of the 20th century’s most influential and famous sculptors, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth? Both were born in the Wakefield district. They are as much a part of our cultural heritage here as our industrial past. This month we will put the city on …
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It’s all relative humidity Maurice Davies raised an interesting topic in his opinion piece Don’t touch that thermostat dial. He claims that for years we have been told to do all we can to achieve 50% relative humidity but the news is that we can aim for conditions of 40%–60% relative humidity or even wider. …