A 4 of the best new UK museums and galleries for 2018 Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge This modern-art gallery in a Victorian house was founded in the 1950s by Tate curator Jim Ede and reopened in February following a two-year redevelopment by Jamie Fobert Architects, the team behind the 2017 Tate St Ives extension. This means a new cafe, a four-floor education wing and improved gallery space that can accommodate more visitors. The gallery’s permanent collection includes works by Joan Mir ó , Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. Being Rrunel Bristol Celebrating the life and work of famous civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunei, Being Brunei will open in March on Bristol’s harbourside, next to SS Great Britain. The museum will include a range of interactive and entertaining exhibits, including talking portraits of his friends and family and personal possessions, including an 1821 school report. It is a good place for families to strengthen connections. Royal Academy of Arts, London The KA reopens on 19 May for its 250th anniversary, following a £50m renovation ( 翻新 ) with a gallery and expanded exhibition programme. These will include three day-lit galleries, which will host exhibitions with a focus on contemporary art and architecture. The grand frontwall of the Burlington Gardens building has also been restored-possibly the first time it’s had a proper clean in its 150 year history. VAA Dundee One of the most significant new openings of the year will be Scotland’s first design museum — and also the first V&A anywhere outside of London-on 15 September. The museum building sits on the river Tay. It will celebrate Scottish design and objects in its collection.