People

Q&A | ‘It was important not to wait for a finished narrative’

Lucy Edematie on Manchester Museum's Africa Hub, a new type of space that exposes the gaps and silences in the museum's own records

Profile | ‘Technology can isolate people – a museum is the antidote to that’

Jo Quinton Tulloch, director of the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, talks about the future of the venue, the city and the sector

Working life | ‘People trust the information they get in a museum. We must respect that trust’

Leanne Melbourne, the senior curator of climate change and the dynamic coast at Norfolk Museums Service, on her passion for science communication

Obituary | Clare Gittings, 1954-2025

Clare was a talented, generous and thoughtful colleague whose passion and knowledge inspired many others

Q&A | ‘Without research, we cannot have a future where people and planet thrive’

Renowned botanist Sandra Knapp on her appointment as the NHM’s first director of research

Moves

The latest appointments in museums and heritage

Profile | ‘I’ve been to prison several times. It’s no big deal’

Our guest editor Gary Younge meets restitution activist Mwazulu Diyabanza, who explains why he is taking the law into his own hands

Moves | Recent appointments in museums, galleries and heritage

Suzanne Rolt named chief executive of Arnolfini | Anna Jobson joins Freud Museum

Working life | ‘I was ill-prepared for the interview but I convinced them to admit me’

Aviva Burnstock, winner of the 2025 Plowden Medal for Conservation, tells us about finding a career path that combined art and science – and how a garden snail played a key role in her future

Q&A | ‘Interest in the climate crisis is slackening because our attention is pulled in so many directions’

As COP30 gets underway, Lula Rappoport tells us how London Art+Climate Week hopes to inspire climate action

Q&A | ‘Appealing to the love of future generations is the most powerful incentive for action’

Kirsten Walker talks to us about the Nature + Love project, which will be unveiled next year at the Horniman Museum & Gardens

Q&A | ‘It’s the biggest show that’s ever been done on Miller but we could have filled it eight times over’

Curator Hilary Floe discusses Tate Britain's exhibition about photographer Lee Miller