Crafters’ companion | Crafts Council Gallery
This new creative space in London is the perfect home to showcase a rediscovered love of crafting
Reviews
Digging up the past | Drawn from the Pits and Women in the Miners’ Strike
Two exhibitions at the National Coal Mining Museum for England delve into a rich seam of mining history
Carbon capture | Our Future Planet, Science Museum, London
Mechanical trees, carbon toothpaste and a yoga mat are the latest objects on display in the Science Museum
Digital reviews
From a Black history app to guided Twitter walks, we take a scroll through the latest digital content from museums
On my bookshelf | The Waste Land by TS Eliot
A poem that inspired Jemma Channing to investigate heritage as a place of asylum and recovery
Books | The Brutish Museums, by Dan Hicks
A hard-hitting case for cultural restitution and the need to recognise the impact of withholding items
Setting sail | Life on Board, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool
Culture, community and identity are explored in a tribute to the city’s seafaring history
In sickness and in health | Thackray Museum of Medicine, Leeds
Jamie Taylor finds that this inspiring redevelopment cured him of his aversion to medical museums
Powerful portraiture | Zanele Muholi, Tate Modern, London
A compelling portrayal of South Africa’s Black LGBTQIA+ communities
Books | Iconoclasm and the Museum
A timely look at what happens after the destruction of icons and monuments
On my bookshelf | Dan Vo
The Sexual Perspective: Homosexuality and Art in the Last 100 Years in the West, by Emmanuel Cooper
Digital reviews
We take a scroll through the latest online content from museums and galleries