A sensitive blend of erudition and inviting display has brought Cambridge's Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences into the 21st century without sacrificing its principles. Sharon Heal samples the mix

Sharon Heal heads to south London to see some of the weird and wonderful objects collected by the Cuming family

Laura Drysdale sees how a collection that started with a packet of Munchies has grown into a museum documenting consumerism over the past 200 years

Sharon Heal heads to the Stanley Spencer Gallery to discover the fascinating collection of a local boy made good

The story of time is generally well told at the Royal Observatory's new galleries, although it takes some tricky physical and intellectual navigation, says Sharon Heal

Edinburgh's strong literary heritage makes it a perfect place for the Writers' Museum, it could just do with a little more space, says Sharon Heal

Among the blood and guts of the Thackray Museum's medical displays is a collection of delicate delftware drug jars. Sharon Heal takes a look

The Lightbox shines brightly among Woking's dreary town centre buildings, but Sharon Heal feels the architects should have created more exhibition space

Sharon Heal checks out the Bank of England Museum to see how much interest has been raised by its new temporary exhibition

Unfamiliar tools ranging from a dibber to grape scissors wormed their way into Sharon Heal's heart when she checked out the Garden Museum

Sharon Heal admires the industrial might demonstrated by 'bits of big kit' on show at a trust-run museum in Sheffield

The revamped Museum of Childhood has an imposing new entrance, but Sharon Heal wanted to see a similarly bold approach to the displays inside