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Reviews

In full swing | The Harris, Preston

This beautifully updated museum and art gallery has an inclusive design and culturally balanced collection

Beyond the Bonnets, Willis Museum & Sainsbury Gallery

This exhibition spotlights the working female characters in Austen's novels

Digital | A​​ digital ‘living map’​, the Absolute Units podcast and the most ​accessible virtual tour yet​

We take a scroll through the latest digital content from museums and heritage

Books | Deaccessioning Museum Objects, by Jennifer Durrant

A timely guide to sustainable disposals practice

Kraken show | Pirates, National Maritime Museum, London

This exhibition explores the myths and realities of piracy and its resonance in the modern world

A gothic tale | John Rylands Research Institute and Library, University of Manchester

Work to protect and evolve this Grade I-listed library has enhanced the visitor experience and made it relevant for the next generation

King of the castle | Norwich Castle Keep

This restoration of William the Conqueror’s bastion in Norfolk offers visitors an authentic sense of Norman life

Bookworm

From contemporary art's relationship to the environment to Black Victorian Britain

Rewriting the rhetoric | Gender Stories, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

This thought-provoking exhibition sensitively examines the multifaceted world of gender across cultures, eras, and personal experiences

Book review | Women Artists & Designers at the National Trust

This new publication offers a rich record of female talent, finds Anneka French

Digital reviews | Let the games begin

Logging into the virtual world of fantasy museums

The power of being | Tigers and Dragons: India and Wales in Britain, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea

A show that asks big questions about the legacies of colonialism and its impact on identity