Reviews
Horrible Histories: Spies, Imperial War Museum, London
Simon Stephens braves exploding camel poo and irritating itching powder to visit the latest exhibition tie-in between Imperial War Museums and Horrible Histories
Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth
Oliver Green wanted to see a more thoughtful approach to the interpretation at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth
The Higgins, Bedford
The layout might be confusing in places but Bedford's wonderful collections sparkle in this redeveloped museum and art gallery, writes Caroline Ikin
Walk Through British Art, Tate Britain, London
Maurice Davies has mixed feelings about the lack of interpretation at Tate Britain's Walk Through British Art
Books: Men from the Ministry
Simon Thurley's colourful history of the organisation he works for is also a politically motivated reminder to government about the importance of heritage, writes Ben Cowell
Catalogue: From Death to Death and Other Small Tales
The images in this catalogue are arranged to reflect the juxtapositions of the two collections that are presented in the exhibition, says Lucy Askew
Best in show
Alchemical lion image from the Ripley Scroll, 15th century, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Memory Palace, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Sharon Heal on an innovative exhibition that sees artists respond to a dystopian future where all knowledge has been lost