Reviews
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
The People’s History Museum, Manchester
Focusing on politics, class, conflict and identity, the People's History Museum has opened at the right time with the right message, says Mark Suggitt
Henry Moore, Tate Britain, London
Has Tate succeeded in saying anything new about Britain's most famous sculptor? Stephen Feeke finds out
Chelmsford Museum, Essex
Jane Weeks finds a buzzing museum that successfully tells the history of Chelmsford, the birthplace of radio
Opening this month
Film-star wedding dresses, religious hybrids and rare maps: Geraldine Kendall takes her pick of April's new exhibitions
Book review: The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation
Tristram Besterman welcomes a book that could help build bridges between museums and indigenous communities
Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Stephen Feeke is dazzled by the impressive displays and strong scholarship at the V&A’s new Medieval and Renaissance Galleries
Opening this month
From forgotten cold war conflicts to Britain's outer space-obsessed surrealist, Geraldine Kendall takes her pick of March's new exhibitions
Watercolour in Britain: Travelling with Colour, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
Simon Stephens on the first major exhibition to come out of the Great British Art Debate partnership