Temporary exhibition
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
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
