Temporary exhibition

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

Food for thought | School Dinners, Food Museum, Stowmarket, Suffolk

A showcase of school dinners through the decades is engaging visitors of all ages, whether they experienced ordeal by pink custard or turkey twizzlers

Criminal records | 150 years of the Crime Museum

This sensitively curated exhibition at London's Metropolitan Police Museum shines a light on the work of those who expose murderers and fraudsters

Spotlight | Greener exhibition design

Exhibition designers share their work to improve the environmental sustainability of exhibitions

Guide | Principles for sustainable exhibitions

Elise Foster Vander Elst shares practical steps to reducing the impact of temporary exhibitions

Kraken show | Pirates, National Maritime Museum, London

This exhibition explores the myths and realities of piracy and its resonance in the modern world

Rewriting the rhetoric | Gender Stories, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

This thought-provoking exhibition sensitively examines the multifaceted world of gender across cultures, eras, and personal experiences

Q&A | ‘It felt like the right time to bring fashion back into the conversation’

Jon Astbury on why Barbican has put on its first fashion exhibition in eight years

The power of being | Tigers and Dragons: India and Wales in Britain, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea

A show that asks big questions about the legacies of colonialism and its impact on identity