A fascinating look at galleries, people, and how they affect each other!

Dinah Casson’s book builds on decades of work at the forefront of gallery design. The co-founder of Casson Mann, Dinah has been shaping our experience in museums and galleries around the world, and her sharp, funny observations about people, places and things offers rich insight as well as great entertainment!

Why do text labels say what they say – and what does the text say about curators, galleries, and us? Why are so many paintings in gilded, carved frames? What is it about a facsimile that makes it so much less compelling for so many people? What gets chosen for display, and why, and in what order?

Illustrated in colour, this is a brilliant book for anyone curious about the world of the museum!

Museum Practice Kits

With public galleries about to re-open, we’re offering a limited number of ephemera-filled ‘Museum Practice Kits’ to remind you what a gallery is!

Free with a purchase of Closed on Mondays, the kits each feature a unique melange of programs, reviews, articles and flyers from past shows - plus three ‘art’ postcards and a teabag to brew.