Geraldine Kendall Adams
Geraldine Kendall Adams
Writer and News Editor, Museums Assocation
What’s in a name?
Tracing ancestry through a surname uncovered a complex history shared by many, writes Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann
Icom and Interpol launch initiative to combat cultural theft and trafficking
Museum community agrees to strengthen global action against heritage crime at triennial Icom conference
Youth heritage exchange between Barbados and Scotland wins inaugural Icom award
Shared Island Stories gets prize for sustainable development practice in museums
British Museum dropped tobacco sponsor after query from Department for Health
Partnership with Japan Tobacco International came to an end in September
UK museums are rethinking their approaches to Ukrainian cultural heritage
There’s growing recognition that the history of Eastern Europe is a global concern, says Evgeniya Ravtsova
Law change enabling restitution on moral grounds comes into force this month
But national museums will be excluded from new rules that simplify ‘ex-gratia’ payments
President intervenes to resolve row over Museum of West African Art
New museum has postponed all opening events amid protests about its role and mission
Search begins for ‘boundary-pushing’ Museum of the Year 2026
Art Fund opens applications and increases prize for each runner up by £5,000
River & Rowing Museum prepares to rationalise collections as building is listed for sale
Funds from sale could be used to support development of a new museum
Louvre closes gallery and office spaces due to structural problems
Paris museum under fresh scrutiny over state of infrastructure four weeks on from jewel heist
