Reviews
Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery, London
Stephen Feeke explores an impressive renovation of John Soane’s calling card
Temporary exhibition | Jeff Koons, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
This show, curated with the US artist himself, delights and frustrates in equal measure, says Jonah Ungar
Books | A Restless Art: How Participation Won and Why it Matters, by François Matarasso
Beth Hughes on a study of participatory art and its power to prompt social change
On my bookshelf
Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections: A Practical Guide for Museums, by Angela Kipp
Temporary exhibition | Age of Oil by Sue Jane Taylor, Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine
A glimpse of life on the rigs through the eyes of a visual artist leaves Patrick Steel wishing this show had drilled deeper
Catalogue | Is this Planet Earth?
This unusual and imaginative publication reflects the sci-fi nature of the exhibition, says Angela Kingston
Temporary exhibition | Disrupt? Peterloo and Protest, People’s History Museum, Manchester
A watershed moment in the history of UK democracy is commemorated by this compelling show, says Michael Simpson
Books | Pests in Houses Great and Small
Jan Freedman discovers invaluable advice that could protect small museums
Ancient Egypt Rediscovered; Exploring East Asia; Art of Ceramics, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Simon Stephens explores three fascinating galleries that mark the culmination of an ambitious 15-year masterplan