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Reviews

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

On my bookshelf

The Ebony Tower by John Fowles

Museum of Lancashire, Preston

John McGoldrick finds a revitalised museum that unlocks a wide-ranging history of Lancashire

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

Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Scotland's portrait gallery has emerged after a total makeover, inside and out. Simon Stephens gauges its success

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

On my bookshelf

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

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

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