Geraldine Kendall Adams

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Geraldine Kendall Adams

Writer and News Editor, Museums Assocation

Institutions starting to pay a heavy price for low wages

Low salaries have always been endemic in the arts sector, but recent industrial action at several museums suggests that employees who were willing to make sacrifices during austerity are now being pushed to their limits. Geraldine Kendall Adams investigates

A sea change in restitution

As continental museums take a more proactive approach to provenance research and repatriation, there is a concern that the UK is falling behind

Working with communities to record disappearing material knowledge

Q&A with Laurence Douny, a participant on the British Museum’s Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

Museum professionals across UK join global climate strike

Further action planned this week

Beamish director suspended pending disciplinary hearing

‘Financial concerns’ raised at Durham visitor attraction

Stephen Deuchar to step down as director of the Art Fund

Deuchar is leaving after 10 years in the post

Project that enlists refugees as tour guides wins Collections Trust Award 2019

Initiative was funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund

Councillors agree plans to hand Usher Gallery to third party

Lincoln venue likely to avoid closure but concerns remain over collection

Greek prime minister proposes swap to break Parthenon Marbles impasse

British Museum says it would be happy to consider any loan request

Social capital

Rick Lowe’s socially engaged practice has a huge impact on the communities he works with. Geraldine Kendall Adams meets him

High turn-out for Science Museum Group strike

Further action could be announced next week

Climate breakdown puts heritage sites in jeopardy

Around the world, experts are sounding the alarm about the threat the climate emergency poses to our cultural heritage.  But the sector also has a wealth of untapped expertise it can contribute to the environmental agenda