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Reviews

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

Changing Lives: 200 Years of People and Protest in Sheffield, Weston Park Museum, Sheffield

This excellent exhibition uses the history of local activism to showcase the social and political character of the city, says Simon Brown

Books

The Secret Life of Flies

Digital

We review the latest websites and apps

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

Science Museums in Transition: Cultures of Display in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America

International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln

Rebecca Morris-Buck is drawn to the compelling stories of those who served and suffered in the second world war’s bombing campaigns

Best in show

Private Thomas Walker, 1856, by Thomas William Wood - Compton Verney, Warwickshire

On my bookshelf

Postcard Stories, by Jan Carson

Digital

We review the latest websites