Reviews
Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh, Saatchi Gallery, London
Tickets are eye-wateringly expensive, but is this exhibition worth it?
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, …
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
Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries, Science Museum, London
Art and drama meet medical history in these transformative displays
Catalogue | Bill Brandt / Henry Moore
The design of this book captures the zeitgeist of the second world war and its aftermath
The Silverstone Experience, Silverstone, Northamptonshire
History and technology are the driving forces of this attraction
Aberdeen Art Gallery
A clever but much-delayed redevelopment has successfully expanded and modernised the exhibition spaces
Book | Digging up Britain, by Mike Pitts
This is an evocative and fascinating excavation of Britain’s archaeological past
On my bookshelf | Grit, by Angela Duckworth
You need a host of skills in any museum career. But in a sector awash with passionate and talented people, it is persistence and perseverance that enable us to survive and thrive. Even though I have 12 years of experience under my belt, working in such a competitive and notoriously poorly paid field means I …
