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Reviews

Saving Lives: Frontline Medicine in a Century of Conflict, Imperial War Museum North, Salford

This is a powerful exhibition that reveals the bravery and dedication of the medics on the frontline, says Jane Weeks

From Death to Death and Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D. Daskalopoulos Collection, Edinburgh

Death seems to be a popular subject in museums at the moment. Stephen Lloyd takes the pulse of this offering from the National Galleries of Scotland

Dr Livingstone, I Presume? National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Neil Johnson-Symington enjoyed journeying through this exhibition about David Livingstone, but wanted a more dynamic approach to interpretation

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

Bridewell Museum, Norwich

A revamped museum tells the story of Norwich and its people with imagination and verve, writes Tim Bryan

On my bookshelf

The Double Helix by James Watson

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: Museum Bodies, the Politics and Practices of Visiting and Viewing

A study of the behaviour of visitors in museums and galleries poses some interesting questions, says Sharon Heal

On my bookshelf

1984 by George Orwell

Discover Preston, Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston

The Harris Museum's Discover Preston gallery has avoided the pitfalls of many local history spaces, writes Mark Suggitt

Dr Susan Weber Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The V&A has adapted a tricky space to create impressive displays in its first dedicated furniture gallery, writes Caroline Worthington

Death: A Self-Portrait, Wellcome Collection, London

Rachel Souhami looks death in the face at an exhibition based around the extraordinary collection of one man