Profile | ‘There’s a sense of culture being under attack’
Former MP Tristram Hunt, now director of the V&A, on why he left politics and the challenges of leadership in the era of the culture wars
People
Q&A | ‘There are intrinsic power dynamics that must be acknowledged’
Carrie Canham reflects on a co-curation project that explored the difficult legacy of British Museum founder Hans Sloane
Profile | Listen. Learn. Act.
Simon Stephens talks to community activist Michelle Charters, who is now leading a revamp of the world’s first standalone international slavery museum
Working life | ‘Things were sinking fast so I needed to put some basics in place’
Steve O’Connor reflects on a choppy first year as director of the River & Rowing Museum in Henley on Thames
Q&A | ‘Despite an increase in spontaneous memorials, little attention is paid to their impact’
Kostas Arvanitis on a new study that aims to support museums looking to collect material from spontaneous memorials
Working life | ‘These were hard and even dangerous times for most working people’
As deputy chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces and co-curator of Untold Lives, Sebastian Edwards has been researching the people who used to run Kensington Palace
Profile | ‘Who were the real voices of Manchester?’
Sook-Kyung Lee, the director of the Whitworth art gallery, on rebalancing the art historical narrative
Q&A | “We hope to inspire the next generation of naturalists”
Steve Green shares how the Gilbert White House & Gardens, known as the birthplace of ecology, is securing its future
Q&A | ‘We’re trying to introduce ourselves for the first time to people who’ve never met us’
Nisha Nath tells us about the National Trust’s ambitious new brand campaign aimed at younger, urban audiences
Profile | ‘You could almost touch the change that was possible’
Clore Leadership director Hilary Carty on creativity, careers – and how culture helped win the London 2012 Olympic bid
Obituary | Mar Dixon, 1970-2024
A self-styled troublemaker and groundbreaking force on social media, Mar helped to usher in a new, more open way for museums to interact with their audiences
Obituary | Aneesa Riffat, 1978-2024
Particularly remembered for her work with Holocaust survivors, Aneesa was a powerful asset to the sector with a passion for emancipation, learning and transformation