The new chairman of the British government’s new Museums, Libraries and Archives Commission has got the UK’s museum world in an uproar. He’s under attack for describing British museums as regressive, isolationist, afraid of change, and ignorant of technical advances. His critics contend he has only the vaguest idea of what museums are for, how they function, and what is actually happening in them today. “For someone who will be responsible for advising the government on the running of our regional museums, such ignorance gives cause for concern.” – The Telegraph (UK)