Reviews

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

Opening this month

From wallpapers of yesteryear and memories of a shipyard, to digital futures, Simon Stephens looks at this month's new exhibitions

Scotland: A Changing Nation, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

A sprint through the challenges and triumphs of Scotland with personal testimonies, heroes and technological advances, leaves Julian Spalding wondering why he bothered

Facing an uphill task

Coventry was once the centre of Britain's bicycle industry, but a new show doesn't fully explain the connection, says Rachel Souhami

Alien Abduction

Immigration, as well as a corresponding fear of its social consequences, has long been part of Britain's history, says Onyeka

Northern blight

The home fires don't burn as brightly as they should at the Imperial War Museum North's latest exhibition, says Michael Wright

Travels with my armchair

Maria Blyzinsky enjoys the new home of a museum that contains the remarkable range of objects amassed by the Victorian collectors Richard and Henry Cuming

A sketchy start

Middlesbrough's new art space may be glamorous and informal, but the content falls way short of what the city deserves, writes Caroline Worthington

Opening this month

Wave goodbye to the analogue television signal in Manchester and celebrate typeface in Cheltenham. Simon Stephens looks at this month's new exhibitions

Opening this month

Simon Stephens surveys a selection of the eye-catching shows opening across Britain in the next four weeks

The Braid, Ballymena, County Antrim

The Braid could certainly not be accused of lacking ambition, but the museums service will have to work hard to ensure it's used to its full capacity, writes Simon Stephens

Ancient Egypt, World Museum Liverpool

The latest generation of ancient Egypt galleries try to look beyond mummies and pharaohs and Liverpool is no different, writes Simon Stephens