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Reviews

Books

Caroline Worthington on a publication that reminds us of the role of the UK’s less-recognised museums

On my bookshelf

The Hard Way Up: The Autobiography of Hannah Mitchell, Suffragette and Rebel

Best in show

Receipt for Aquascutum raincoat dated 23 September 1955 - Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA, Norwich

Web and mobile

We review the latest websites and apps

Seaton Jurassic, Devon

Peter Mason travels through time to explore the Jurassic Coast in this family-friendly visitor attraction

Climate Control, Manchester Museum

Remmert Schouten warms to a show that uses simple but effective displays to explain the enormity of the environmental problem we face

Books

Simon Brown on a fine practical guide to governance in cultural organisations

On my bookshelf

Joana Vasconcelos Versailles

Best in show

Bees and thistles, Dorset, by Kurt Jackson, 2013 - Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Web and mobile

We review the latest websites and apps

Catalogue

Tim Knox, previous director, on the satisfaction of updating his own guide to the Soane

National Museum of Flight, East Lothian

Mary Stones enjoys the novelty of a warm welcome at Scotland’s newly refurbished national aviation museum