Reviews

Pride of place | Staffordshire History Centre, Stafford

A perfect dip into local history

Organic matter | Life, As We Know It, Oxford University Museum of Natural History

These revamped displays are enthralling

The shape of a city | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

The first phase of the museum’s revamp is very engaging indeed

Bookworm

From a fictional museum mystery to the 'absolute disorder' of decolonisation, your bitesize sample of the latest museum sector books

Digital reviews | Talking cats, essential data and rat week

We take a scroll through the latest digital content from museums and heritage

Fighting spirit | Dover Castle Under Siege

This new development brings a military perspective to one of English Heritage’s flagship sites

Open minded | Modern Art Oxford

This revamped regional gallery is now a more welcoming, accessible and inclusive venue

Self-Made: Reshaping Identities, The Foundling Museum, London

This engaging exhibition of contemporary ceramics delicately interrogates historic themes

Book review | The Art of Conservation

This substantial account of painting conservation is a fine addition to existing literature, says Florence Hallett

Town and country | The Story, Durham

A welcome collection of records and objects that tell the story of County Durham for the first time

Digital reviews | London Museum, the Miners’ Strike and American Jewish heritage

We take a scroll through the latest digital content

Books | Artists Remake the World, A Contemporary Art Manifesto, by Vid Simoniti

An ambitious appraisal of art’s political role