Reviews

Books: The Participatory Museum

Hazel Edwards applauds a book that has the measure of museums and participation

Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall, Rusholme, Manchester

The refurbished Gallery of Costume has a stunning collection and an imaginative curatorial policy, but more detail wouldn't go amiss, says Nicky Ryan

The Enchanted Palace, Kensington Palace, London

Sara Selwood reviews a series of installations that aim to bring a radical new interpretation to a historic palace

Libraries Within the Library: the Origins of the British Library’s Printed Collections

What can books themselves tell us in the age of digitised content? Volumes, says Timothy Mason

Conflicts of Interest, National Army Museum, London

Stuart Burch is impressed by a challenging exhibition that examines how conflict affects the soldiers themselves

Temporary exhibition: Our Sporting Life – Henley, River and Rowing Museum, Henley on Thames

A series of exhibitions exploring the UK's sporting heritage in the run up to the 2012 Olympics has started strongly, says Tim Bryan

Jewish Museum, London

The Jewish Museum needs to make a few changes if it is to achieve its aim of engaging with people of all ages, backgrounds and faiths, writes Sara Selwood

The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum

Dundee has used its high-quality collections to tell local and international stories in an imaginative way at the revitalised McManus, says Mark Suggitt

Opening this month

Want to join in a figurine-smashing ritual? Then come to Norwich, says Geraldine Kendall. You'll be given one of your very own

Opening this month

From the lowlife of Montmartre to the high life of the psychedelic Sixties: Geraldine Kendall takes her pick of May's new exhibitions

Kingdom of Ife: Sculptures from West Africa, British Museum, London

This exhibition acknowledges the beauty and sophistication of African art, writes Felicity Heywood

The Ministry of Food, Imperial War Museum, London

Julia Edge gets a taste for 1940s food at this well-presented exhibition about wartime rationing