Reviews
On my bookshelf | Representing Enslavement and Abolition in Museums
This book on the importance of displaying atrocity correctly has left a lasting impression, says Eleanor Jones
Theaster Gates: Amalgam, Tate Liverpool
The American artist’s show is inspired by the history of a tiny, racially mixed island. By Chiedza Mhondoro
Tyrannosaurs, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Mary Stones is captivated by a theatrical and informative show
Book review | A Museum Miscellany, by Claire Cock-Starkey
This book will probably sell well in museum gift shops, but would have benefited from a less traditional view of the sector
Portraying Pregnancy: from Holbein to Social Media, Foundling Museum, London
Emma Shepley on the great expectations that this show aims to reveal
Digital reviews
From image-sharing platforms to Instagram artists, we review the latest digital content from the cultural sector
Vagina Museum, London
Yosola Olorunshola is curious to find out how a museum with a big social media presence works in the physical space
Book | Saving Mona Lisa: The Battle to Protect the Louvre and its Treasures from the Nazis
Stuart Burch says Donald Trump would be well advised to read a book explaining why protecting culture is imperative
Landscapes of the Mind: The Art of Tristram Hillier, Museum of Somerset, Taunton
This exhibition deserves to boost the reputation of an often overlooked artist, and has strong local appeal
Catalogue | Slow Painting
Delving further into the subject than its counterpart show, this book should prod the grey matter nicely
On my bookshelf | The Conservation of Cultural Property, Museums and Monuments Series Vol XI, by Unesco
This wonderful book was first published in 1968, with a minimal, white, soft cover, an ahead-of-its-time typeface, and lower-case printed title. It is one of my most used – falling apart, edges worn – publications. It is beautifully written, with black-and-white illustrations, a learned book – and easy to read. I bought it in Durham, …