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Reviews

Revolution Manchester, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester

Mosi's new director has a sound platform to build on following the development of the Revolution Manchester Gallery, writes Ben Goodwin

Turner and the Elements, Turner Contemporary, Margate

Margate's cultural landmark should continue to draw in the crowds with its new exhibition dedicated to Turner, says Nicky Ryan

The Queen: Art and Image, National Museum of Art, Cardiff

Sara Selwood on an exhibition that avoids being just another celebration of royalty by successfully deconstructing some of the best-known images of the Queen

Books: Exhibiting Madness in Museums: Remembering Psychiatry through Collections and Display

Victoria Northwood on a thoughtful series of essays about how mental illness is displayed in museums

Catalogue

The Drawings of Robert and James Adams

On my bookshelf

The Hound in the Left-Hand Corner, by Giles Waterfield

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Fort Nelson, Hampshire

Museums Journal returns to Fort Nelson to see how the project looks now it has been fully completed. By Simon Stephens

Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Devon

Objects remain at the heart of Exeter's redeveloped museum, with the collection reinterpreted for a modern audience, writes Peter Mason

Catalogue: British Design from 1948

A dedicated rights clearance team at the V&A has made picture research smoother and more cost-effective, writes Frances Ambler

Books: Museums Matter: In praise of the Encyclopedic Museum James Cuno

David Fleming is sceptical about this defence of the encyclopedic museum

Photographs Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The V&A's new photography space crams a lot into a small space but still provides a thrilling tour of the history of the medium, says Patrick Henry