People
Q&A | ‘Sometimes you have to dare to dream’
Ahead of the Horniman’s 125th birthday this weekend, head of horticulture Errol Fernandes tells us about the transformation of the museum’s outdoor spaces – and how the role of gardeners is shifting
Q&A | ‘The people of Wakefield have voted for change, and we have to engage with that’
Olivia Colling and Laura Smith on joint leadership, commercial ambitions and working with a Reform council
Profile | ‘The people who put this place together wanted to unify science’
Gavin Svenson, the new director of Oxford University Museum of Natural History, talks about his career, an ambitious collections redisplay, and his academic specialism – praying mantises
Working life | ‘Being in a museum setting allows neurodiverse creativity to truly flourish’
Pen Museum director Huw Jones tells us about his career to date and his role as an ambassador for ADHD UK
Q&A | ‘We’ve created a false divide between human culture and the natural world’
As Manchester Museum prepares to redevelop its Vivarium, Georgina Young tells us about the power of curation in conservation
Q&A | ‘In true NML style, we chose to tear up the rule book and do something different’
Joe Brook tells us how England’s only national museum group outside of London is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year
Q&A | ‘What needs to change societally for everyone to age better?’
Shamita Sharmacharja on a new exhibition about ageing at London’s Wellcome Collection
Q&A | ‘A film premiere is never a place you’d expect to be when you sign up to work in a museum’
Mia Ferullo tells us how the new Wuthering Heights film has given the Brontë Parsonage Museum a red carpet moment
Q&A | Bidding farewell to the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
As the site prepares to enter a new era, Ironbridge's collections team reflects on how the pioneering, community-led charity brought the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution to life
Q&A | ‘We want to avoid the static, glass-case model and create a place that excites curiosity’
Crispin Kelly, the chief executive of Baylight Properties, tells us about a flagship new cultural development on Ipswich Town’s waterfront, Clay 1A
