''Museums Journal'' is an online resource and monthly print magazine published by the
Museums Association
The Museums Association (MA) is a professional membership organisation based in London for museum, gallery and heritage professionals, museums, galleries and heritage organisations, and companies that work in the museum, gallery and heritage s ...
.
''Museums Journal'' is a leading source of news and information for museums, galleries, heritage sites and historic houses. Simon Stephens is the current editor, with Eleanor Mills the deputy editor.
''Museums Journal'' is free for all individual members of the Museums Association. Non-members can subscribe.
Museums Journal publishes news stories daily, Q&As with museum sector leaders, alongside monthly features, comment, news analysis, reviews, and a section dedicated to museum people.
New museums and exhibitions are peer-reviewed in Museums Journal, and website users can log in to add their own comments. Both UK and international openings are covered by the magazine. A weekly blog is written by the editorial staff.
Practical work and case studies are covered in ''Museums Journals sister publication, ''Museum Practice''.
''Museums Journal'' is editorially independent of the Museums Association. It represents the Museums Association's policy priorities and work programmes as well as other views. The editor has final say about what is published.
History
It was first published in 1901.
[ ]Elijah Howarth
Elijah Howarth (1853 – 1 April 1938) was an English museum curator.
Elijah was the son of a labourer. In 1871 he started work at the Liverpool Museum. His early exhibition work helped establish the Walker Art Gallery and allowed him to develop ...
was the first editor, and remained editor until 1909, when he resigned.
Peter van Mensch
Peter van Mensch (born June 7, 1947, in Gouda), Netherlands is a Dutch scholar in the field of museology, and previously a professor of Cultural Heritage at Amsterdam University of the Arts.
Biography
Peter van Mensch earned an MSc degree in ...
described the publication as "the first national journal for the museum field as a whole".
References
External links
''Museums Journal'' Online
''Museums Journal'' Volumes 1-23 (July 1901-June 1924)
at HathiTrust Digital Library
''Museums Journal'' Volume 1 (1901)
at archive.org
''Museums Journal'' Volume 2 (1902)
at archive.org
''Museums Journal'' Volume 3 (1903)
at archive.org
''Museums Journal'' Volume 4 (1904)
at archive.org
''Museums Journal'' Volume 6 (1906)
at archive.org
''Museums Journal'' Volume 7 (1907)
at archive.org
1901 establishments in England
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Online magazines published in the United Kingdom
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