Frances Spiegel's List: Museum Reviews

How did people manage the vast changes and difficulties during World War I? How did governments boost morale at times of deepest depression? How did children cope with the war? Enduring War: Grief, Grit and Humour at the British Library answers all these questions and more

The British Library has some of the world's finest and most important medieval Hebrew manuscripts including the magniciently illuminated North French Miscellany. Read about the manuscript's fascinating history, its beautiful illustrations and its complex and highly skilled calligraphy in this article published on Infobarrel. Every page is a work of art in its own right. The images demonstrate great skill and a fine sense of humour.

Thanks to a collaboration between the British Library and London publishers Facsimile Editions a limited edition facsimile has been produced thus allowing many more museums to display copies and increase awareness of this wonderful manuscript.

Exhibition features designs by iconic British designer Zandra Rhodes many of which have not been seen for many years.

The Courtauld Gallery Presents Becoming Picasso: Paris 1901 | Suite101

I've now added a lot more information about some of the works mentioned in this article. It's not a huge exhibition but it's very beautiful and well worth the time.

The Courtauld Gallery Presents Becoming Picasso: Paris 1901 | Suite101

This fabulous exhibition opens next week and runs from 14th February to 26th May 2013. It features Picasso's art created specifically during 1901, a crucial year in the development of his artistic career.

This is the second exhibition of paintings by Bartolome-Esteban Murillo to open in London this week. The other is at Dulwich Picture Gallery in south-east London. Both are well worth a visit.

Dulwich Picture Gallery presents two concurrent exhibitions of works by Bartolome Esteban Murillo:
The first, Murillo & Justin de Neve: The Art of Friendship, features paintings commissioned by his close friend Justino de Neve, Canon of Seville Cathedral - paintings in this display are religious.
The second exhibition features his genre paintings - scenes of everyday life like Spring (?) as a Flower Girl (1665-70)

Design Museum, London, Presents Extraordinary Stories About Ordinary Things | Suite101



The Design Museum's has opened a permanent exhibition of items from its comprehensive collection of contemporary design and architecture. The display tells some of the fascinating stories behind everyday objects.

Royal Academy presents Manet Portraying Life - an exhibition of Edouard Manet's paintings showing Parisian life as he saw it.  Show can be seen from 26th January to 14th April 2013.

The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art celebrates 15th anniversary with an exhibition of prints, paintings and drawings by Giorgio Morandi, one of Italy's most popular modern artists - a unique chance to see works of art not usually shown in the UK.

Interesting online exhibition made possible by the wonders of modern technology.   The curator challenges long-held popular belief that the Futurists rejected the art of the past.

Entry to this exhibition is free. It will only cost your time and I can promise you it's well worth it.

V&A opens permanent gallery to show oustanding furniture collection. Display explores 700 years of history.

Scholarly book re-examines the world and works of William Shakespeare giving a new perspective on how he saw the world around him.

Exhibition demonstrates the wide range of photographs collected by Christopher Hyland.

Outstanding exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, London is entitled Superhuman. The display brings together more than 100 items including artworks, video works, photographs, comics and medical objects. The exhibition demonstrates how we strive to improve our body's capabilities.

British Museum exhibition shows how William Shakespeare used his plays to tell audiences about current, and historical, events. Four hundred years later and the plays remain as popular as ever.

In the mid-20th century British youth went wild as rock-n-roll and youth culture crossed the country changing the cultural scene forever. London's Fashion and Textile Museum investigates this craze in an exhibition titled: POP! Design Culture Fashion.

Outstanding exhibition at London's Wellcome Collection examines our desire to improve our performance through physical or chemical enhancement.

This amazing book tells the individual stories of 21 beautiful pieces from the Royal Collection, including regalia, swords, diamond-encrusted boxes, crowns, rings and necklaces.