What happened to the expert curator? Are we all (or none of us) curators now? Illustration by Matt Kenyon It's often said that the British Museum is the oldest national public museum in the world. Founded in the second half of the 18th century, it was a place open to all "studious and curious persons", but managed by those who ...

The number of children visiting a museum or gallery has fallen by nearly 10% since 2009/10 according to the latest Taking Part annual child statistics.  The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said that visits to museums and galleries by children has remained steady over the past five years – with 63.2% of five to 15-years olds visiting in 2008/09 and ...