Temporary exhibition
True colours | The Scottish Colourists Revealed, Perth Art Gallery
The influence of four 20th-century painters on the wider art world and Scotland as a nation
Sound waves | The Music is Black: A British Story, V&A East, London
This joyful exhibition celebrates the huge impact that Black music has had on British society
In the blood | Rag: A History of Blood, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
An exhibition that allows visitors to reflect on how medicine, history and social attitudes have shaped our understanding of blood
London Museum’s rediscovered vaults to open with exhibition on early Romans in the city
Long-lost space under Smithfield Market has been renovated to host shows and events
Q&A | ‘It is a salutary reminder of the minutiae that ultimately shapes the course of history’
A new display on HMS Belfast examines the decision-making process at the heart of world war two’s D-day operations
Q&A | ‘I don’t think I ever thought we could ask to borrow The Hay Wain’
Emma Roodhouse, curator of Walking Constable’s Landscape, talks about the enduring quality of the artist’s work in the year that marks the 250th anniversary of John Constable’s birth
Reframing the value of living heritage – Un/Common People: Folk Culture in Wessex
This exhibition at Salisbury Museum takes a modern approach to celebrating the rich cultural traditions of rural England
Gwen John: Strange Beauties – a meditative look at ‘God’s little artist’
Julia Carver visits this stimulating interpretation of the modernist painter’s work at Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd – National Museum Cardiff
From ‘grubby’ mass production to serious artist – Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy
These joyful, insightful works are given the critical attention they deserve at The Box, Plymouth, says Lara Goodband
Just a number? | The Coming of Age, Wellcome Collection, London
This exploration of what it means to grow old has a strong emotional core, finds Ioan Hazell
