Reviews

On my bookshelf

Interpreting Our Heritage, by Freeman Tilden

Catalogue

Cedric Morris: Artist Plantsman

Settlers: Genetics, Geography and the Peopling of Britain, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford

Vital research on human migration is presented well in this timely exhibition about how Britain’s population has changed over time. By Jack Ashby

Books

Curatorial Activism: Towards an ethics of curating

The D-Day Story, Portsmouth

This redeveloped museum more than fulfils its aim of telling the epic human stories behind the allied invasion of Normandy. By Geraldine Kendall Adams

Tales from the City, Museum of Liverpool

Fifty years after the reform of anti-gay laws, Lisa Gillen learns how it has affected Liverpool’s LGBT+ community

Books

The Secret Life of Flies

On my bookshelf

Titus Groan, by Mervyn Peake

Digital

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Catalogue

Munnings and the River – In His Own Words

Best in show

Within, 1978-9, by Phillip King - Tate Liverpool

Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge

A challenging but vital redevelopment has made this venue more open and accessible, while retaining an intimate feel, says Simon Stephens