Editorial: Museum Worlds

In the editorial for the last issue of Museum Worlds we commented on the growth of museums in every part of the world, and the allied expansion of museum studies. Both of us teach museum studies in our respective universities and are very well aware that the next generation of museum professionals is deeply committed to developing a curatorial practice that is engaged, ethically grounded, creative, and diverse. Our students regularly tell us that they are eager to learn from colleagues in all parts of the world and see this as an essential component of their professional development and their ability to critique what museums are and might be. As such, we are pleased in this issue to include reports, reviews, and articles from an enormous range of countries, and are especially pleased to publish the work of early career professionals alongside that of established colleagues. Taken together, we believe the projects, exhibitions, books, and other museum-based activities highlighted in this issue are a good indicator of the vitality of the field of museum studies, even in such challenging times.