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
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
Books | Pests in Houses Great and Small
Jan Freedman discovers invaluable advice that could protect small museums