Reviews

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

Temporary exhibition | Jeff Koons, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

This show, curated with the US artist himself, delights and frustrates in equal measure, says Jonah Ungar

On my bookshelf

Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections: A Practical Guide for Museums, by Angela Kipp

Digital reviews

Take a scroll through the latest digital content from museums

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

Catalogue | Hew Locke: Here’s the Thing

Jonathan Watkins on how working with US venues was crucial for this publication

Digital reviews

The latest digital content from museums and galleries

On my bookshelf

Roverandom, by JRR Tolkien

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

Biggin Hill Memorial Museum, Kent

Shaz Hussain discovers a sensitive and thoughtful tribute to those who served at the airfield and the local community