In focus | Sustainable procurement
Juliana Gilling explains how museums can use procurement
to support sustainable goals and social value
Exhibitions
No Foreign Field, MCC Museum, Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
Tehmina Goskar on an exhibition that explores the growth of cricket throughout the world and its links to empire
Outi Pieski, Tate St Ives, Cornwall
Simon Stephens on a fascinating show that focuses on indigenous rights and links between humans, animals and nature
British Library opens Black British music exhibition
Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music runs until 26 August
Shy Burhan: Women In Uniform, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford
Charu Vallabhbhai on an exhibition by a local photographer that celebrates working women
Show Time: Designing Great Exhibitions 2025
12 March 2025, 1030-1650 (registration from 0930)
Barbican Centre, London
Barbican Centre, London
Blackpool’s £13m entertainment museum prepares to raise the curtain
Showtown will feature six galleries covering the town's history of showbiz, circus and seaside life
Exhibition Tax Relief to be made permanent, chancellor confirms
Museum leaders welcome removal of sunset clause for ‘much-needed’ relief
Guide | Exhibitions on a budget
Museums share their tips on how to reduce the cost
Q&A | ‘This exhibition challenges the Eurocentric notion of psychoanalysis’
Museums Journal gets on the couch with curator Jamie Ruers to dig deeper into an exhibition on Freud and Latin America
Focus | Innovations in exhibition design
Designers share how exhibition design is changing – and what trends and emerging practice museums need to be aware of
Trendswatch | New approaches to lighting
Caroline Parry looks at how lighting design can help enhance the visitor experience and keep objects safe