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Digital reviews

The latest digital content from museums and galleries

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

On my bookshelf

Roverandom, by JRR Tolkien

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

Biggin Hill Memorial Museum, Kent

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

Cast Courts, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

This restoration project has cast a fresh eye on the Victorian craze for collecting souvenirs, says Charles Saumarez Smith

National Videogame Museum, Sheffield

Rebecca Morris-Buck is game for some fun at this lively venue that has recently changed its title to museum

Catalogue | Cathie Pilkington: Working from Home

Harriet Judd on the challenges of putting together a publication in collaboration with a living artist

Books | Why Art Museums? The Unfinished Work of Alexander Dorner

A fascinating examination of a radical museum director, says Laura Sillars

Temporary exhibition | The Anatomy of Melancholy, Bethlem Museum of the Mind, Beckenham, Kent

An affecting show that brings to life a 17th-century classic via a range of intriguing artworks, says Emma Shepley

On my bookshelf

Bartholomew Delcamp chooses Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong