During a time when the freedom and peace in a country are abruptly disturbed. What do you do as a museum, artist, gallery or institution? Can we #standwithukraine as the art world? Do we even have a voice? And what do we say? Or do we keep silent?

Swarupa Anila, Director of Interpretative Engagement at the Detroit Institute of Arts and juror for the American Alliance of Museums Excellence in Exhibition Label Writing Competition, sums up just how powerful a single label can be: ‘A brilliant label sweeps you into a bodily experience. Eyes widen. Breath stops. Skin […]

Having worked at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam since 2012, Frederique Van Reij has developed a broad range of educational products, programmes and initiatives for the museum. Coming out of the Pandemic she and her team in the Public and Education Department turned their attention to the role they could play in […]

The Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines is a Russian private (non-state) museum, founded in 2007 in Moscow. For over the 13 years of its existence it has turned from a hobby of its founders into a successful interactive museum with two branches in Moscow and one branch St. Petersburg. Today, […]

When you look at the museum sector as a whole, it is incredibly diverse. Nearly every aspect of human history, scientific research, creative arts and endeavour has some museum – or, at least, a part of one – devoted to it.

It is a simple construction, made from the remnants of a boat carrying refugees wrecked near the Italian island of Lampedusa, close to the coast of Tunisia, but with it the Lampedusa Cross symbolises the plight of refugees and carries poignant messages of kindness, community and the indifference they face.

We museums are generous. We collect and exhibit objects and spread their stories, often to make lessons of the past tangible and to inspire people around us. Many museum objects have digital counterparts: entire collections and their stories can be found on museum websites. For free! This approach was questioned […]

How do museums get cute, naughty and playful? Chinese museums have been tackling this question in hopes of appealing to the young audience. Museums in China used to be “temples” to worship history and culture. But in recent years, there has been an amazing shift in the mindset. Even the […]

When the world closed down in 2020, heritage and culture reached out. The sector engaged in its incredible and innovative rush to digital triggered by the pandemic. And some organisations set to work to find ways to continue to provide real-life experiences, connecting directly with their audiences.

Art Fund has announced the Horniman Museum and Gardens as winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2022 at the prestigious award ceremony held on 14th July at the Design Museum in London. The museum takes home £100,000 in prize money alongside the award – the largest museum […]