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

Catalogue: A Vision of England: Paintings of the Norwich School

By Giorgia Bottinelli, Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service, £12.99, ISBN 978-0903101820 The Colman Art Galleries at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery house the world’s largest public collection of paintings by the Norwich School of artists, the fi rst regional society of artists established in this country. In 2011-12 the galleries were completely refurbished and …

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

Web and mobile

We review the latest websites, blogs and mobile apps

On my bookshelf: Jude Holland

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

Web and mobile: February 2014

We review the latest websites and mobile apps

On my bookshelf: February 2014

From Pakistan to Preston by AT Boyle

Catalogue: The Incidental Collector

Stephen Morris on a book that celebrates a distinctive collection featuring furniture, pottery, glass, fine art and crafts

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