Books | Iconoclasm and the Museum
A timely look at what happens after the destruction of icons and monuments
Books
Creating virtual tours at the Museum of Gloucester
A low-budget approach using smartphone videos and photographs
Books | Studio Lives. Architect, Art and Artist in 20th-Century Britain
Cicely Robinson on a book that explores the evolution of studio-houses used by British artists between 1900 and 1940
Book review | A Museum Miscellany, by Claire Cock-Starkey
This book will probably sell well in museum gift shops, but would have benefited from a less traditional view of the sector
Book | Saving Mona Lisa: The Battle to Protect the Louvre and its Treasures from the Nazis
Stuart Burch says Donald Trump would be well advised to read a book explaining why protecting culture is imperative
On my bookshelf | Grit, by Angela Duckworth
You need a host of skills in any museum career. But in a sector awash with passionate and talented people, …
Catalogue | Bill Brandt / Henry Moore
The design of this book captures the zeitgeist of the second world war and its aftermath
Book | Digging up Britain, by Mike Pitts
This is an evocative and fascinating excavation of Britain’s archaeological past
Catalogue | Grayson Perry: The Pre-Therapy Years
This book focuses on the freewheeling environment that the artist worked in during his early career
On my bookshelf
The Participatory Museum by Nina Simon
Book | Learning from Museums (second edition), by John Falk and Lynn Dierking
Understanding how visitors absorb information is key
Catalogue | Alfredo Jaar: The Garden of Good and Evil
This hefty publication’s focus on photos immerses readers in the installation’s haunting atmosphere