Reviews

The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Nichola Johnson welcomes a reinvigorated university museum that allows visitors to make connections across its remarkable collections

Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham

Wrapped up in a golden sheen, the new Nottingham Contemporary is a welcome light-filled addition to its city centre site, says Tom Flynn

Hallaton Treasure Gallery, Harborough Museum, Market Harborough, Leicestershire

The intriguing discoveries found in one of the most important iron-age sites in Britain are well-displayed at Harborough Museum, writes Tim Bryan

Learning at the Museum Frontiers: Identity, Race and Power

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

Opening this month

Bad-tempered chairs, indigo Japanese coats and a peak behind the scenes at a department store. Geraldine Kendall looks at February's new exhibitions

Ulster Museum, Belfast

Stephen Snoddy enjoys returning to the Ulster Museum following its recent redevelopment

Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The rich cultural heritage of Indian royalty is successful explored at the V&A, writes Nima Poovaya-Smith

Bagshaw Museum, Batley, Yorkshire

Mark Suggitt visits a museum that has retained its charm after a major redevelopment

Museum Materialities: Objects, Engagements, Interpretations

Timothy Mason struggles to engage with a book about people and objects

Opening this month

How a photographer caught the UK's industrial north on the cusp of change. Geraldine Kendall looks at this month's new exhibitions

Rhayader Museum and Gallery, Powys

Tim Bryan is impressed by a community museum that truly reflects the area's culture and identity

Books: An Infinity of Things – How Sir Henry Wellcome Collected the World

Henry Wellcome was a remarkable collector but was not an easy man to like, as Timothy Mason finds out