Reviews

The Hunterian Art Gallery

Students and visitors are far better served at the University of Glasgow's revamped art gallery, says Sarah Saunders

William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow, London

Like many others, Caroline Worthington welcomes the reopening of a gallery dedicated to the designer, artist and writer William Morris

The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge

Its world-class collections have been beautifully redisplayed, but Sara Selwood feels this museum needs to do more to engage the public

Steam, Steel and Submarines, Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent

Jane Insley says Chatham's newest gallery works well in the context of the whole dockyard site

Catalogue: The Public Catalogue Foundation, South Yorkshire: Sheffield

Liz Waring discusses how the all-important front cover image was chosen for a catalogue of publicly owned paintings in Sheffield

On my bookshelf

The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal

Books: The Company of Artists: The Origins of the Royal Academy of Arts in London

Big egos, brutality and boozy dinners: Timothy Mason enjoys a history of the RA

Books: Museums, Equality and Social Justice

Sharon Heal is engaged by a provocative book that asks how museums can help challenge inequality and injustice

The Novium, Chichester

Rebecca Atkinson found beautiful and informative displays at the Novium but was left wondering what role the museum will play in the local community

Catalogue: The Unexpected Guest

Sally Tallant on an ambitious book created for the Liverpool Biennial

Victoria Revealed, Kensington Palace, London

Nicky Ryan is thrilled by the innovative new approaches to telling the story of Queen Victoria’s life at the recently revamped Kensington Palace

Peterborough Museum, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough's redeveloped museum has a lot going for it, but Maurice Davies is unsure whether it’s good enough to thrive in the long term