Books
Books | Iconoclasm and the Museum
A timely look at what happens after the destruction of icons and monuments
Creating virtual tours at the Museum of Gloucester
A low-budget approach using smartphone videos and photographs
Books | Studio Lives. Architect, Art and Artist in 20th-Century Britain
Cicely Robinson on a book that explores the evolution of studio-houses used by British artists between 1900 and 1940
Book review | A Museum Miscellany, by Claire Cock-Starkey
This book will probably sell well in museum gift shops, but would have benefited from a less traditional view of the sector
Book | Saving Mona Lisa: The Battle to Protect the Louvre and its Treasures from the Nazis
Stuart Burch says Donald Trump would be well advised to read a book explaining why protecting culture is imperative
On my bookshelf | Grit, by Angela Duckworth
You need a host of skills in any museum career. But in a sector awash with passionate and talented people, it is persistence and perseverance that enable us to survive and thrive. Even though I have 12 years of experience under my belt, working in such a competitive and notoriously poorly paid field means I …
Catalogue | Bill Brandt / Henry Moore
The design of this book captures the zeitgeist of the second world war and its aftermath
Book | Digging up Britain, by Mike Pitts
This is an evocative and fascinating excavation of Britain’s archaeological past
Catalogue | Grayson Perry: The Pre-Therapy Years
This book focuses on the freewheeling environment that the artist worked in during his early career
Book | Learning from Museums (second edition), by John Falk and Lynn Dierking
Understanding how visitors absorb information is key
On my bookshelf | The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds, by John Higgs
When I was lent this book in 2016, I was developing a gallery at the Shipley Art Gallery in Gateshead – a complicated project about an abandoned and unremarkable collection from a museum that didn’t exist any more. This book isn’t just about a popular techno outfit from the 1990s burning £1m. It weaves a …