The latest issue of the independent, peer-reviewed journal, museum & society, March 2007, volume 5 no. 1, is now available online at: http://www.le.ac.uk/ms/museumsociety.html. Contents Beyond institutional critique: Mark Dion’s surrealist wunderkammer at the Manchester Museum Marion Endt Displaying lives: the narrative of objects in biographical exhibitions Caterina Albano Museums, minorities and recognition: memories of North Africa in contemporary France Mary Stevens Civil disobedience and political agitation: the art museum as a site of protest in the early twentieth century Suzanne MacLeod Book Reviews Laurajane Smith, The Uses of Heritage Bella Dicks Jonathan Conlin, The Nation’s Mantelpiece Lara Perry Louise J. Ravelli, Museum Texts: Communicative Frameworks Sally Hughes Chris Healy and Andrea Witcomb (eds) South Pacific Museums: Experiments in Culture David Butts Best wishes, Jim Roberts Webmaster ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).