''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 described the publication as "the first national journal for the museum field as a whole".

History

References

External links