Reviews

Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London

Helen Hillyard sees modernist masters impressively displayed in sensitively refurbished galleries

Books

Jen Kavanagh welcomes an imaginative challenge to museum orthodoxy

Life Gallery, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow

One of this museum’s family-friendly galleries has been cleverly revitalised. Mary Stones and sons go wild for this reinterpretation of the animal kingdom

Catalogue

Patrick Forsyth explains why a small suburban museum trust has been getting in with the inn crowd

On my bookshelf

The Royal Mint: an Illustrated History, by Graham Dyer

Best in Show

John Constable, Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, 1831 - The Salisbury Museum, Wiltshire

Web and mobile

We review the latest websites and apps

Catalogue

Tom Harper on the book that accompanies a survey of the cartographic influence of 20th-century maps

Books

A stimulating book on the complexities of the museum sector, says Henry McGhie

The Etches Collection, Kimmeridge, Dorset

Matt Williams dives back in time to explore this compelling fossil collection of Jurassic marine life

Norton Priory Museum and Gardens, Runcorn, Cheshire

Lily Crowther is captivated by this monastic site that pays homage to its 900-year history

Palace House National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art, Newmarket, Suffolk

The odds are in favour of this new attraction, which is dedicated to the history of horseracing, becoming a firm favourite of the local community, says Liz Hide