Reviews
Historic Duxford, Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire
Simon Stephens approves of the IWM's new permanent exhibition at its huge Duxford site
Books: Curating Empire: Museums and the British Imperial Experience
An account of how the British empire exported its museums mostly impresses Timothy Mason
Treasures, Cadogan Gallery, Natural History Museum, London
Peter Lewis has a long-standing love of the Natural History Museum but fails to fall for its Treasures exhibition
Charles Dickens Museum, London
Providing effective interpretation in writers' houses is never easy. Jonathan Conlin visits the revamped Charles Dickens Museum to find out how successful it has been
Dorking Museum, Surrey
A bequest by one of its volunteers allowed Dorking Museum to carry out a much-needed redevelopment. Caroline Worthington looks at the results
Catalogue: This World is Almost 6000 Years Old
Ashley Gallant on a multi-venue exhibition that brings together objects from Lincolnshire's archaeological holdings with works from young artists and new commissions
Vikings!, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Sharon Heal wanted a bit more blood and thunder in this exhibition about Vikings that has crossed the seas from Sweden
Catalogue: Worktown: The Drawings of Falcon Hildred
Rachael Barnwell traces the steps taken to do justice to a catalogue dedicated to architectural artist Falcon Hildred
Books: The House of Barnes
Timothy Mason enjoys an account of one of America's rudest and quixotic collectors, who nevertheless believed in the power of art