Reviews

Galleries of Modern London, Museum of London

Mark Suggitt is impressed by the Museum of London's approach to telling the complex story of the capital during the past 350 years

Florence Nightingale Museum, London

The story of pioneering nurse Florence Nightingale is successfully brought to life by the museum that bears her name, writes Jane Weeks

Books: How To Get a Job in a Museum or Art Gallery

Can this practical publication crack open a sector that is so difficult to enter? Full marks for trying, says Charlotte Holmes

Opening this month

From the elaborate art of Iran's Book of Kings to the plain space of John Pawson: Geraldine Kendall selects the pick of September's new exhibitions

Lighthouses: Life on the Rocks, National Maritime Museum, Cornwall, Falmouth

The story of the UK's lighthouses and their keepers is well told in Cornwall, says Simon Stephens

Borders Textile Towerhouse, Hawick, Scottish Borders

Peter Lewis admires a vibrant museum that explores the history of textiles in the Scottish Borders

Opening this month

Volcanic activity as seen through artists' eyes, World Cup fever and a surrealist birthday party: Geraldine Kendall takes her pick of July's new exhibitions

Discover Greenwich, London

A new visitor centre could do a better job of helping visitors to discover Greenwich, writes Oliver Green