Geraldine Kendall Adams

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Geraldine Kendall Adams

Writer and News Editor, Museums Assocation

Should museums play a part in the “festival of Brexit”?

Government announces plans for celebration of "national renewal" in 2022

Visits to Northern Ireland museums hold steady but attendance gaps remain

Almost half the population visited a museum within the last year

This is what happens when a museum suffers neglect

The fire that devastated the National Museum of Brazil has led to outrage that the nation's cultural heritage has been neglected while huge amounts of money went to high-profile projects such as the 2016 Olympics. Geraldine Kendall Adams investigates

International opening: 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin

The changing fortunes of this building, from wealthy family home to tenement, have been vividly brought to life, says Geraldine Kendall Adams

Museum of… Garioch Heritage Centre, Aberdeenshire

The history of rural Aberdeenshire and its people is brought alive by this site, says Geraldine Kendall Adams

Joint venture

The two main funding bodies for museums in England, Arts Council England (ACE) and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), signed a memorandum of understanding last month to take a more joined-up approach to the museum sector, as recommended by last year’s Mendoza Review of museums in England. As well as making it easier for museums …

Public funding cuts threaten “very existence of museums”, warns Icom

Council calls for adequate investment in museums after Brazil fire

Centre for Contemporary Arts warns indefinite closure is having “long-term impact”

Venue has been shut since fire at neighbouring Glasgow School of Art

Jon Finch appointed head of culture at Bristol City Council

Finch to take up position in November

ACE and HLF form partnership to ensure joined-up approach to English museums

Organisations sign memorandum of understanding and plan collective strategy

Details emerge of destruction at Brazil’s national museum

International effort underway to salvage knowledge, research and images

Should overseas visitors pay a hotel tax to support local culture?

V&A director Tristam Hunt suggests such a tax could help maintain free entry