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Reviews

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

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

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