Reviews

Kenwood House, London

Ben Cowell applauds English Heritage's masterful restoration of this historic house on the edge of London's Hampstead Heath

Gold From the Time of Stonehenge: Prehistoric Wiltshire Galleries, Wiltshire Museum, Devizes

Frazer Swift enjoys the engaging and accessible displays that showcase Wiltshire Museum’s stunning collection of prehistoric objects

Turner and the Sea, National Maritime Museum, London

Katty Pearce is impressed by a Turner show that takes the sea and its metaphorical flow as its subject

Books: The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 1873-2000

This history of Liverpool’s much-loved civic gallery is a timely reminder of the vision that was needed to develop one of England’s greatest public art collections. By Stephen Lloyd

On my bookshelf: Jude Holland

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

Web and mobile

We review the latest websites, blogs and mobile apps

On my bookshelf: February 2014

From Pakistan to Preston by AT Boyle

Web and mobile: February 2014

We review the latest websites and mobile apps

The Black Watch Castle and Museum, Perth

Did the displays at the redeveloped Black Watch Museum help Mary Stones see military history in a new light?

Books: Museums, Health and Well-Being

This is an essential read for museums involved in working in healthcare and well-being, says Maurice Davies

Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Rochdale; The People’s Business: 150 years of the Co-operative, People’s History Museum, Manchester

Sara Holdsworth finds out how two museums in north west England have interpreted the history of the co-operative movement

World of Wallace: Alfred Russel Wallace and his Life in the Field, Hertford Museum

This exhibition may be small but it cleverly condenses the eventful life of Victorian naturalist and explorer Alfred Wallace, writes Yasmin Khan