• The Peabody Essex Museum makes waves
• An interview with Betye Saar
• Are museums doing enough for disabled visitors?
• Magic and manuscripts in medieval Ethiopia
Plus: a preview of Asian art in London and reviews of Charlotte Perriand’s designs at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, the first biography of the painter Mary Beale and Christopher S. Wood’s A History of Art History
How to give back looted objects
UK museums are hamstrung by outdated laws around restitution. It’s time for politicians to end the impasse and give them greater autonomy over their collections