Contents
03 Editorial
05 Insight Chantal Joffe admires an Assyrian guardian figure
07 News
08 Research news/ Digital
11 Acquisitions
15 Gifts from the past Olenka Horbatsch recounts the story of a bequest of Rembrandt prints
17 Around Great Britain
20 Across the world
22 Diary
24 The manga phenomenon Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere introduces a vibrant visual narrative form
30 A place of mystery and wonders Richard Wakeman and Charo Rovira Guardiola reveal the Museum in comics
32 Fun and games Robert Bracey discusses how games shape and echo our attitudes to value
34 Rejoining the past Peter John Higgs talks about the thrill of reassembling ancient Greek sculptures
38 Prints of love and angst Giulia Bartrum reflects on the radical work and eventful life of Edvard Munch
42 Collecting histories Ben Burt considers the origins of the Museum’s Solomon Islands collection
44 The first Brexit Sam Moorhead outlines Britain’s brief break with Rome in the 3rd century
46 Exploring the past Lauren Speed details the vital work that volunteers are doing in recording archaeological finds
48 Feeding the world Yi Chen shows how objects in the Museum reflect the politics of food production throughout history
50 Down by the river Gareth Williams unveils a recent Viking excavation
54 Industry and invention Susannah Walker shares George Cruikshank’s satirical observations
56 Carving out a collection Naomi Speakman celebrates three collectors of ivories
Nakamura Hikaru, Saint Young Men
(Saint Oniisan), 2016. © Hikaru
Nakamura/ Kodansha Ltd.
59 Book reviews
62 Special offers
64 Curator’s choice Jonathan Tubb examines an unusual bronze statuette of a Canaanite man
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Cover Edvard Munch, Eva Mudocci/ The Brooch, 1903. Lithograph, Munch Museum, Oslo.
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