Book | Saving Mona Lisa: The Battle to Protect the Louvre and its Treasures from the Nazis
Stuart Burch says Donald Trump would be well advised to read a book explaining why protecting culture is imperative
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Catalogue | Slow Painting
Delving further into the subject than its counterpart show, this book should prod the grey matter nicely
On my bookshelf | The Conservation of Cultural Property, Museums and Monuments Series Vol XI, by Unesco
This wonderful book was first published in 1968, with a minimal, white, soft cover, an ahead-of-its-time typeface, and lower-case printed …
Landscapes of the Mind: The Art of Tristram Hillier, Museum of Somerset, Taunton
This exhibition deserves to boost the reputation of an often overlooked artist, and has strong local appeal
Vagina Museum, London
Yosola Olorunshola is curious to find out how a museum with a big social media presence works in the physical space
Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh, Saatchi Gallery, London
Tickets are eye-wateringly expensive, but is this exhibition worth it?
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On my bookshelf | Grit, by Angela Duckworth
You need a host of skills in any museum career. But in a sector awash with passionate and talented people, …
Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries, Science Museum, London
Art and drama meet medical history in these transformative displays
Catalogue | Bill Brandt / Henry Moore
The design of this book captures the zeitgeist of the second world war and its aftermath
Book | Digging up Britain, by Mike Pitts
This is an evocative and fascinating excavation of Britain’s archaeological past