Reviews

Catalogue: Lost in Lace

A new publishing model utilised for a partnership exhibition is a big success, say Annabelle Campbell and Charlotte Dew

Books: The Story of Irish Museums 1790-2000: Culture, Identity and Education

Timothy Mason benchpresses a tome that's weighty, literally and metaphorically

Ancient Egypt and Nubia Galleries, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford

Rachel Souhami is fascinated by the Ashmolean's beautiful new galleries but wanted to hear more about ancient Egypt's politics

Dickens and London, Museum of London

Is the Museum of London’s Dickens exhibition full of great expectations, or just an old curiosity shop? Jonathan Conlin finds out

The Museum of Somerset, Taunton Castle

Tim Bryan applauds a revamped museum that has provided fascinating new displays while also enhancing an important historic building

War Horse: Fact and Fiction, National Army Museum, London

Michael Morpurgo’s novel about a horse’s experience of war has provided inspiration for theatre, film and radio. Sara Selwood sees how it works as an exhibition

The Antonine Wall: Rome’s Final Frontier, Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow

Peter Lewis is enlightened by his visit to a refreshed Hunterian Museum and its new Roman gallery

De Morgan Centre, London

Caroline Worthington welcomes the reopening of a museum dedicated to William and Evelyn De Morgan but wishes it had told her more about these important Victorian artists

Books: Art, Power, Diplomacy: The Untold Story of the Government Art Collection

Timothy Mason is fascinated by an account of how a national asset was created on the quiet

Catalogue: Alice in Wonderland: Through the Visual Arts

A good exhibition catalogue will always extend the life of the show it accompanies, says Jemima Pyne

On my bookshelf

The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, By Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica

On my bookshelf

Made To Stick, by Chip and Dan Heath