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

Book review

Re-Presenting Disability: Activism and Agency in the Museum

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

Bexhill Museum, Bexhill-on-Sea

Oliver Green gets to know Bexhill's quirky history at the seaside town's new museum

Learning at the Museum Frontiers: Identity, Race and Power

Colin Hynson welcomes a book that encourages museums to embrace a multiplicity of voices