This volume explores aspects of museum and curatorial practice addressing issues of collection management, funding and acquisition, with strategies of development within the general culture. The book reveals a diverse landscape of the arts, transformed by the influence of private foundations, art funds and individual initiatives. Contributors include Ian Dejardin, director, Dulwich Picture Gallery. Dr Stephen Deuchar, director, The Art Fund. Lucy Byatt, Contemporary Art Society, Vincent Honore, James Putnam and Poppy Sebire, independent curators. Clare Lilley, head curator, Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Jill Constantine, senior curator, The Art Council Collection and a collections guide UK.