Reviews

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

Moctezuma, Aztec Ruler, British Museum, London

Peter Lewis on an exhibition that successfully analyses the various interpretations of the life of the Aztec emperor, Moctezuma II

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