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