Reviews
The Noble Art of the Sword: Fashion and Fencing in Renaissance Europe, Wallace Collection, London
Peter Lewis is impressed by this theatrical show that reveals the untold story of the sword in Renaissance art
Books: The Politics of Culture: The Case for Universalism
Tristram Besterman on a polemical critique of cultural politics
Catalogue: Henry Moore: Large Late Forms
Anita Feldman on the challenges of saying something new about one of the Britain's best-known artists
Museum of British Surfing, Braunton, Devon
Surfing is more popular than ever and the sport now has its own museum. Peter Mason catches a wave in north Devon
Titanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool
Tim Bryan on an exhibition that connects the internationally famous story of the Titanic with the ship's impact on the people of Liverpool
Renfrew Museum, Renfrewshire
The development of Renfrew's new museum has benefited from the involvement of local communities, writes Lyndsey Mackay
Books: The Routledge Companion to Museum Ethics
This new book on museum ethics is over-long and a bit unfocused, although Maurice Davies backs many of the values that it promotes
Life Online, National Media Museum, Bradford
Have two new galleries at the National Media Museum done justice to the complex and rapidly changing online world? Danny Birchall finds out