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Reviews

Me and my research

Crossing bridges in Rochester

On my bookshelf

Eccentric Spaces, by Robert Harbison

Royal Academy of Arts, London

This grand redevelopment not only joins up two historic sites for a better visitor experience, but also offers more art to see for free, says Alex Fairhead

World Rugby Museum, Twickenham

Adam Chadwick tackles this newly renovated venue and discovers a museum with personality and ambition

Books

Curatorial Activism: Towards an ethics of curating

Silk Patchwork Coverlet, 1718

Silk Patchwork Coverlet, 1718 - American Museum in Britain, Bath

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

Catalogue

Cedric Morris: Artist Plantsman

Digital

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On my bookshelf

Interpreting Our Heritage, by Freeman Tilden

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

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