Katy Barrett is an art curator, cultural historian and museum blogger
The British Library’s audio-visual tour of the animal kingdom doubles as a weird and wonderful history of natural history
Founded in memory of the engineer Sir Joseph Whitworth, the museum has always supported the marriage of art and industry
An exhibition of drawings from the 17th-century collection makes the case for a visual approach to learning – whether in science, history or art
A fascinating display takes us from the patron saint of toothaches to public health campaigns in the 1940s
Mark Dion’s playful installations at the Whitechapel Gallery turn viewers into voyeurs
Artists throughout the ages have painted in black and white or monochrome. What is the appeal of art without colour?
Paleoart and dioramas are designed to depict prehistory and the natural world – but what they really reveal are our own hopes and fears
Calendars have often conveyed political messages, particularly in the reign of Louis XIV and during the French Revolution
Tim Etchells and Vlatka Horvat delved into the storerooms of Sheffield's museums and discovered the joy of curating (also, a platypus)
What will the Star Wars-creator’s new museum in LA add to what the city's collecting institutions already offer?
