People

Working life | ‘Condense what you do into language that inspires’

Matthew Bellhouse Moran, the recently appointed director of the Scottish Maritime Museum, on what he has learnt from his career to date

Q&A | ‘There was silence and an unknown ‘thing’ that wasn’t discussed’

As a new exhibition opens inspired by Holocaust testimony, artist Laura Nathan tells us how her works were informed by her experience as a third-generation survivor

Q&A | ‘Archives can offer a cathartic moment that transcends time and space’

Decolonising the Archive co-founder Connie Bell on how the organisation is shaping a non-western model for archival practice

Q&A | ‘We hope the V&A East Storehouse inspires museums to be more radical about using reserve collections’

Tim Reeve, V&A East Storehouse’s chief operating officer, shares his vision for the new accessible storage facility

Moves

The latest appointments in museums, galleries and heritage

Working life | ‘After a few days, I knew the museum would be a wonderful place to work’

Matt Moore, director of the Science Museum Group’s Science and Innovation Park, on problem solving, sustainability and being a communicator

Q&A | ‘Having the opportunity to protect your voice and save your story is precious’

E-J Scott, founder of the Museum of Transology, on community, culture and collecting cardboard signs

Profile | ‘This story gives people a reason to come to the region and see its beauty’

As a festival launches in Tees Valley to celebrate the bicentenary of the first public rail journey, the event's director Niccy Hallifax tells us about the railway's role in regeneration, revolution – and even the advent of universal time

Obituary | Kirsty Archer-Thompson, 1987-2024

As curator at Abbotsford, home of Sir Walter Scott, Kirsty's creative approach transformed how visitors experience the site

Q&A | ‘It’s important that museums get to learn about young people’

The BM is currently seeking partners for the final year of its Where We Are... scheme. Hanouf Al-Alawi tells us about the impact of the youth-led initiative

Q&A | ‘Glasgow has always been at the forefront of contemporary innovation’

Susan Deighan reflects on her time at Glasgow Life as she prepares to retire from the charity she helped to create

Profile | ‘I had to watch that I didn’t get seduced by the British Museum’s charms’

Hew Locke’s exhibition, What Have We Here?, reflects the artist’s constant questioning of history, nationhood and the legacy of empire