Reviews

Royal Palace, Stirling Castle

Built for James V, Stirling Castle's Royal Palace has been rescued from the ravages of time. Emily Malcolm enjoys its renaissance

All About Us, At-Bristol

At-Bristol's ambitious and thoughtful investigation into the human body and the brain would benefit from a tighter approach to its content, argues Maria Blyzinsky

Books: Morbid Curiosities: Medical Museums in Nineteenth-Century Britain

A forensic examination of the history of medical collections would have benefited from a bit more drama, says Timothy Mason

On my bookshelf

England, England, by Julian Barnes

Wrexham County Borough Museum & Archives

Lynn Podmore visits Wrexham to find out how the town's revamped museum is engaging locals and tourists

Books: Women Building History: Public Art at the 1893 Columbian Exposition

Could Chicago's World Fair have been the site for the first wave of modern feminism, asks Louise Gray

On my bookshelf

Len Lye, by Roger Horrocks

Living Worlds, The Manchester Museum

Oliver Green enjoys the Manchester Museum's clever and arty approach to redisplaying its natural history collection

John Martin, Heaven and Hell, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne

Peter Lewis applauds an exhibition that is helping visitors rediscover the dramatic works of Northumberland-born artist John Martin

On my bookshelf

In Praise of Shadows, by Junichiro Tanizaki

Out There: The Open Museum – Pushing the Boundaries of Museums’ Potential

The ideas behind Glasgow's radical Open Museum are 20 years old, and just as important today, says Timothy Mason

Egypt Gallery, Ipswich Museum, Suffolk

Children will enjoy Ipswich Museum's Egypt Gallery, but is there enough for adults, asks Maria Blyzinsky