#CollectionsUnited campaign aims to connect digital collections
Social media initiative encourages museum professionals and the public to create conversations about online collections
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£10 banknote, 1975, Florence Nightingale Museum, London
Book review | A Museum Miscellany, by Claire Cock-Starkey
This book will probably sell well in museum gift shops, but would have benefited from a less traditional view of the sector
Are permanent exhibitions a thing of the past?
This article was written before the coronavirus lockdown Dear Jon: I think there is a lot of value in permanent …
The policy column | Empowering Collections: a progress report
A year on from the Museums Association’s (MA) Empowering Collections report, it’s pertinent to revisit our vision of making collections …
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Don’t be scared of digitisation
Editorial | Digital initiatives must not repeat past errors
As awareness of the huge impact that digital technology can have on museums and their work to engage the public …
Disposal is key to a healthy museum
More than 10 years ago, I published an article in Cultural Trends about a research project I had undertaken as …
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Microscope specimen slides, 19th century, St Albans Museum
Sector looks to digital future
The government recently announced funding for a new digital initiative but museums are wary of top-down solutions that don’t learn from past mistakes
How can natural history museums tackle the male bias in their collections?
Q&A with Natalie Cooper, whose research has revealed an unequal sex ratio in specimens