Peter Mason

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Peter Mason

retired arts administrator, author and local historian

In Pursuit of Art: Charles Eastlake’s Journey from Plymouth to the National Gallery, Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Devon

Peter Mason enjoys a beautifully executed show about a 19th-century artist and administrator who laid the foundations for today's public galleries

Museum of British Surfing, Braunton, Devon

Surfing is more popular than ever and the sport now has its own museum. Peter Mason catches a wave in north Devon

Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Devon

Objects remain at the heart of Exeter's redeveloped museum, with the collection reinterpreted for a modern audience, writes Peter Mason

Memoranda, Crafts Study Centre, Farnham

Four artists provide a fascinating insight into the Crafts Study Centre's Collection, writes Peter Mason

Ceramics Gallery, Burton Art Gallery & Museum, Bideford, Devon

Peter Mason on how this Devon museum has made the most of its nationally important collection of slipware ceramics

The Leach Pottery Studio and Museum, St Ives

The St Ives pottery created by Bernard Leach is a cornerstone for the British craft, but is it making the best of its assets? Peter Mason thinks not