Stewardship asks more of us than maintenance and management. With the sector is under strain, repair is no longer just a technical task but a relational one, shaping trust, interpretation and the everyday culture teams rely on.

Heritage enters 2026 in a moment of quiet transformation. From funding shifts to new models of stewardship and digital culture, this Deep Dive examines the forces reshaping, rethinking and rebalancing the sector’s future.

LGBT+ History Month invites us to look beyond celebration and into the stories that were hidden, silenced or deliberately erased. This piece explores how heritage can honour queer lives by telling the truth about struggle, resistance and liberation.