Reviews
Books: Museums in China: The Politics of Representation after Mao
Timothy Mason on a book that tries to make sense of the spectacular increase of museums in China
Catalogue: William Kent, Designing Georgian Britain
Julius Bryant on why it was decided to work with an independent publisher on a book about architect and designer William Kent
The Wilson, Cheltenham
Dave Freak is impressed by Cheltenham's renamed, redeveloped and reinvigorated art gallery and museum
Books: Who Owns America’s Past? The Smithsonian and the Problem of History
Timothy Mason wades into the history of the world's largest museum
Catalogue: John Ruskin: Photographer & Draughtsman
Nicholas Tromans on a catalogue that was created in-house for an exhibition about how the Victorian critic and artist used photography
Torre Abbey, Torquay, Devon
The wide-ranging displays in this recently redeveloped abbey have something for everyone, says Peter Mason