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Reviews

Museum of Free Derry

This redeveloped museum tells the story of the struggle for civil rights during the Troubles in Northern Ireland from the point of view of some of those who were involved in the events.

Catalogue

Tapestries from the Burrell Collection

Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Museum, Cumbria

Sue Mackay steams through this delightful venue in the Lake District that offers history that is accessible to everyone

On my bookshelf

The Art of Relevance, by Nina Simon

Postal Museum, London

Oliver Green looks through the letterbox of a bygone era and takes a ride on the much-anticipated Mail Rail

Catalogue: Lawrence Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity

A collaborative approach mirrors the spirit of the Dutch painter’s artworks

Digital

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Best in Show

Painted animation strips from Long Drawn Out Trip, by Gerald Scarfe, 1971 House of Illustration, London

Wardown House Museum & Gallery, Luton, Bedfordshire

An imaginative and quirky approach to redevelopment has made this venue feel more like a home

On my bookshelf

All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome, by Kathy Hoopmann

The Garden Museum, London

Caroline Ikin discovers hallowed ground for the green-fingered in this redeveloped venue – housed in a former church

St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff

Essex Havard explores a redevelopment that blends old and new in a sympathetic manner, inviting visitors to explore outside and in