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