Wales spends less on culture than almost all European nations, report finds
Nation risks being left behind unless cultural investment increases, says Senedd committee
Health and wellbeing
The joy of museums
We asked some of the people who participated in this year's Museums Association Conference to share their most joyous experiences in museums and galleries
Museums must shout louder about their contribution to health and wellbeing
With reviews of health and social care looming, cultural institutions should be confident about extolling the beneficial impacts they can have
Is museum culture putting workers under too much pressure?
Many staff working in museums and galleries are struggling to cope with challenging workloads, budget cuts, poor pay and much more. Maggie Gray speaks to those trying to support wellbeing across the sector
House of Memories Cymru dementia scheme launches in Wales
Fourteen museum partners are part of bilingual programme
It’s time for museums to address mental health
Museums and galleries could do much more to support people experiencing mental health difficulties, according to a new report
Science Museum pays tribute to cancer activist Deborah James
James, who died this week, was a key adviser on the Cancer Revolution exhibition
House of Memories launches dementia app for Yemeni community
Memories of Yemen app features music and pictures of Yemeni artefacts
Healing power
Medical museums are putting patient experiences
at the heart of collections as they develop new ways to treat emotive subjects, writes Juliana Gilling
Standing up to cancer
How the Francis Crick Institute gave its Outwitting Cancer exhibition the personal treatment
History can connect isolated people and make them feel good about themselves
Museum collections boost community engagement, says Victoria Ryves
Sheffield Museums creates pop-up museums at children’s hospital
Vintage toys from collection put on display for patients