By Michael Pritchard Obituary: John P Ward (29 July 1940–9 April 2023) By Tim Smith Textiles in a modern age By Ben Russell and Wayne Cocroft Connecting places and collections By Paul Craddock Connecting with industrial heritage collections using video production methods By Graeme Gooday, Kylea Little, Bernard Musesengwe and Cameron Tailford (Deceased) Energising connections in museum collections By Efram Sera-Shriar Photographic plates and spirit fakes: remembering Harry Price’s investigation of William Hope’s spirit photography at its centenary By Stewart Emmens Wounded – an exhibition out of time By Jeffrey Sturchio Festschrift: experimenting with research: Kenneth Mees, Eastman Kodak and the challenges of diversification By Jason Bate Projecting soldiers’ repair: the ‘Great War’ lantern and the Royal Society of Medicine