Reviews

Firstsite, Colchester

Jane Weeks enjoys the quirky inaugural exhibition at Colchester's recently opened landmark cultural building

Grayson Perry: The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman, British Museum, London

Artist Grayson Perry has brought real insight and understanding to his British Museum show, writes Mark Suggitt

Roman Frontier Gallery, Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria

A new gallery gets visitors to think about the impact that Hadrian's Wall had on Britain and its people, says Peter Lewis

The Fusilier Museum, London

This regimental museum offers a good guide to the Royal Fusiliers but Rachel Souhami wanted to see a broader view of military, social and political history

Books: Representing Enslavement and Abolition in Museums: Ambiguous Engagements

What difference have recent reflections on slavery made to museums? Rose Roberto on a book that seeks to find out

On my bookshelf

Made To Stick, by Chip and Dan Heath

Sammy Ofer Wing, National Maritime Museum, London

Shipping magnate Sammy Ofer donated millions of pounds to create an extension at the National Maritime Museum. Julia Edge takes a look

Teignmouth & Shaldon Museum, Devon

Good design, curation and storytelling are behind the successful redevelopment of this Devon museum, writes Penny Ritchie Calder

National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Peter Lewis and Neil Johnson-Symington find much to admire at the redeveloped National Museum of Scotland

On my bookshelf

Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

Fort Nelson, Hampshire

While the big guns are on target, Jonathan Conlin feels better interpretation could widen the appeal of Fort Nelson

Books: Marketing and Public Relations for Museums, Galleries, Cultural and Heritage Attractions

Case studies are at the heart of a book that provides wide-ranging guidance for marketing professionals in the cultural sector, writes Emma Parsons